Not too much to share this week. Some logistical priorities changed in addition to some personnel swaps which delayed us early in the week. Then, bad weather rolled back in to close out the window of opportunity of getting out later this week. Additionally, I finally caught some of the…

Some weather moved into McMurdo, so flights were cancelled once again….Then there was some reallocation of aircraft needs later in the week that couldn’t get our first group out. So continuing our delay… However, we made the most of our time here, so when we were not working, we got…

Well, we are still here at McMurdo….weather at the field camp location has been unfavorable for flight ops the entire week. The forecast this week is much improved at our field location, but expecting worsening conditions here at McMurdo…so we shall see. Would love to be out of here this…

Hopefully, this was my last full week here at McMurdo and this time next week, I’ve already been living in my tent for a few days! I will have less Internet out in the field than McMurdo, so if I’m able to get a weekly blog out, it will most…

My Sunday started pretty much as last Sunday, laundry and then brunch. I spent most of the day wandering around and trying to find somewhere less people-ly to go. McMurdo is now up to about 1,000 people and it was just around 700 when we got in back on Oct…

Week 2 started out with a very relaxing Sunday. Knocked out some laundry before brunch, had a chance to get on the Internet, watched trashy TV, and finally got out on my first hike! There are several trails that are apart of the “Ross Island Trail System”, including some out…

I survived my first week on the ice! Well, it wasn’t really a full week, as we got here on Wednesday afternoon. At least while at McMurdo, we work 9 hour days/6 days a week, with Sunday being most people’s day off. Hence, while I felt that Sunday would be…

After a week delay, we were finally on our way to McMurdo Station. The day started out early with check in time of 0600, which means you had to be there before 6AM, ensure that your total baggage was under 85 lbs (we were allowed 115lbs since we were going…

Getting down to the ice is a pretty long, tedious adventure. It starts with leaving home about five days before you’re supposed to be on ice. I flew from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Dallas (7 hr layover) to Sydney (17.5 hr flight!) to Christchurch totaling nearly 35 hours of…