Antarctica

So, my flight got changed (as it always seems to do) and I’m flying out to AGAP today.  Because that’s happening, I’m jotting down a rushed blog to fill everyone in on the last week’s doings.

The weather has been hanging around the mid -30’s with the exception of yesterday when it reached down into the -40’s. The wind has been light, and the sun has been bright.

On Monday this week, I headed out to IceCube again with a few others to uncrate some big rolls of cable and to assemble some sunshade frames for the “Ice Top” tanks. These tanks are used to make ice blocks that are frozen slowly to make for very clear ice. I’m not exactly sure what their purpose is yet, but it has something to do with the Nuetrino Telescope.

The rest of the week consisted of shoveling out on the berms, and helping out with the food pull.

The Food Pull is a big push to move all the South Pole’s warehouse of food (currently housed in the Old Station – the geodesic dome) into the LO Arch and onto the shelves we helped construct last week. There is a ton of food and its all frozen solid. Working inside the old dome has been awesome, it’s a shame that it has to come down. So yeah, the old station (dome) is being deconstructed this season. A few of the GA’s will switch over to “night” shift to help out.

I, however, am flying to AGAP this afternoon and won’t be back until sometime around Christmas. So, an early Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to everyone, just in case I miss the holiday. I don’t think I’ll have any internet access out at the field camp, so my next blog will be at the end of December. Have a good end of the year, everyone!