Sunday, November 9, 2008
purgatory or McMurdo-same diff
Well, we're gone from Pole, but still on the "Ice". The Ice sure looks like a lot of dirty, muddy roads here, though. I guess that's part of being back in the World, though. The flight was nice, and we went over some different stretch of the Trans-Antarctic Mountains that didn't look familiar from the other 4 times I've flown between Pole and McMurdo. It's nice and warm here, and ECW seems pretty superfluous. I can only imagine what warming up another 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit will feel like tomorrow when we arrive in Cheech. Our "bag drag" is at 8pm, and it will be loads of fun packing back up and getting weighed in for the C-17 flight on the morrow. There actually was a C-17 on the ground out at Pegasus Field when we arrived at Williams "Willy" Field, but they didn't try to put us on it. So, I took a nice shower and ate a nice dinner in the back room of the galley, and now I'm enjoying the luxury of 24/7 Internet for a while. I can't actually think of anything to read about right now, though. I'd rather be reading a book in the grass in the Botanic Gardens in New Zealand. But, I'm not on call for a fire brigade and I'm not on permanent call for any science, so (I guess) life is good.
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3 comments:
Yeah!! almost done with your year on Ice.
I bet those beers in Cheech will be extra tasty. Let us know your next port of call!
i have read your entire adventure at the pole.. you are so lucky to have experiecned this type of living..i have dreamed for years of going south..however i have know science training..i have been in customer service management for 36 years.. and all i know is about envelopes...
i will miss reading your blogs of the south pole and reading about your music career you developed.good luck to you in your next step in life. i know you will do good in your next adventure..
Well, Mary, I will do my best to keep the adventures coming. Some won't be the simplest to bring to fruition, but they'll never happen if I don't try. I'm very glad to have written something of some worth in this blog, and hope to be able to continue to do so in the future. Find some small dream of yours and just make it happen; it can become a habit, and you never know where you'll end up.
Sorry, Becky, beers are off my beverage list for the time being. I really haven't had any inclination to do any drinking. Thai food last night was fantabulous, though.
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