Well, my flight to McMurdo actually came through yesterday, and we arrived in the early afternoon. The temperature here is right around freezing, and my first thought off the plane was "what a soft environment". There was snow that could actually be molded into snowballs, so as we were waiting for our ride into town on Ivan the Terrabus we had a big snowball fight.
I have gotten in contact with most of the people I worked with last year. It's not too hard as many of them still are here in the galley. I is so weird to see the DAs working here and to think that I spent a whole season doing that job. It has been so vastly different an experience this year that it almost seems like last summer was a story I just read about somebody else's experiences. Surreal...
Anyhow, we're going to be allowed to hang out in the coffee house here some this afternoon, so that should be fun. I guess it behooves Polies on R&R to keep a low profile so as not to incur the indignation of too many folks here at McMurdo that don't have a similar opportunity for R&R. I'll keep my eyes peeled for any wildlife, and will hopefully be able to post some pictures if I'm at all lucky.
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I'm reminded of my favorite pic from last year. There was a penguin, looking curiously at the camera. And in the background were a dozen other cameras all taking pics of the same bird.
Tell everyone I said hello-And have as much fun as you can!
becky
Do unshaven/showered people count as wildlife? ;)
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