Photos: Antarctica A bit blurry – but this is what it looked like on the plane going from Christchurch to McMurdo First view of Antarctica! Arrival in Antarctica Driving into McMurdo for the first time Out on the ice with all my CWC Yup – that’s where I was Clearing off the ice runway My summer room Adele Penguin Watching the Adeles play Adele Penguins Emperor Penguins Mt. Erebus Big tires on some of the vehicles Scott’s Hut at Cape Evans Looks like they will be back tomorrow – but it was 100 years ago! Cape Evans Hut Cape Evans hut Cape Evans After a night of buffing the floors – looked pretty good! Another good night’s work Recycling centers in every dorm and work center Ob Hill above McMurdo Hiking up Ob Hill On top of Ob Hill first time Mt. Erebus and Castle Rock Sending up a weather balloon Sending up balloons to check the ozone hole Back up on Ob Hill Looking down on McMurdo from Ob Hill in the summer The greenhouse Yea – greenhouse Frozen bikes after a “summer storm” Happy Camper Kitchen Quanzee for Happy Camper Digging a trench to sleep in! Sleeping in a trench for Happy Camper Tengu’s first Antarctic photo 3 am sunlight Piston Bully Skiing on the ice Hiking to Castle Rock One of the vans Fire truck Fire truck for the ice On Ob Hill again Ice breaker coming in Look out little guy! This is the “path” the icebreaker made for the oil tanker and container ships Oil tanker after unloading The container ship Looking at Scott Base from Ob Hill Castle Rock On top of Castle Rock Pressure ridges on the ice First sunset Last plane leaves before winter My laundry project Snow shadows while we still had sun Ice skating on frozen pond Snow Angels Last sunrise as I climbed up Ob Hill SAR training on Ob Hill SAR training – going into a crevass My winter room Hagglund Oops! Unplanned campsite on the ice You are NOT allowed to go outside when this is lit! Half-way through the laundry project Library My first sweater I designed and knit on the ice My second sweater – knit to honor the sun coming back! Noon on Ob Hill in June McMurdo from Ob Hill at noon in June Ready to go 1-2-3 JUMP! Yikes it’s cold! Fire training for everyone Human Jinga try to get 12 rock boxes high! The A-Frame So many beautiful auroras! Amazing Love it! Finished all the laundry Love Nacreous Clouds! Amazing Nacreous Clouds More Nacreous Clouds SAR playing on iceburg Sun coming back on the mountains Mt. Erebus and Castle Rock Burr! THE SUN! The sun comes back! Sunset My “retirement” cake A good day to fly – Goodbye Antarctica! Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...
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