Well here I am, back for another summer season in McMurdo. It's kind of funny how different everything feels this time around... familiar... but different. Deployment was mostly the same (I got a picture of my ECW gear), the job is the same, the location is the same, the equipment is the same, but there are a lot of new faces mixed in with the old. There are people from last season that I wish were here, but new blood brings a sense of enthusiasm and wonder that you just can't get any other way. Explaining how/why things are done can be a test of one's patience, but it can also provide a strange sense of fulfillment and help to break up the monotony of the day.
Speaking of avoiding monotony, this summer has been off to a great start thus far. It is my goal to get some more photos from around town for my blog posts (as per request) and I feel that I'm kicking things off in the right direction. I did a hike up Observation Hill ("Ob Hill" for short) a couple of days ago and got some great shots of town, the ice runway, and the surrounding mountains. I also got a shot of the C-17 I arrived on (eerily similar to last season), a shot of town from the road to the Ice Runway, and a picture of the Helo pad. To top it off, I took a video while at the top of Ob Hill (the cross is hard to read), and one in the center of town during a small wind storm (the swirling snow was really great to watch).
Unfortunately, the station's population is particularly high this season (this is a busy season for science), so computer access will be sporadic at best. I will try to check my e-mail and update my blog whenever possible but it will take a while.
Speaking of avoiding monotony, this summer has been off to a great start thus far. It is my goal to get some more photos from around town for my blog posts (as per request) and I feel that I'm kicking things off in the right direction. I did a hike up Observation Hill ("Ob Hill" for short) a couple of days ago and got some great shots of town, the ice runway, and the surrounding mountains. I also got a shot of the C-17 I arrived on (eerily similar to last season), a shot of town from the road to the Ice Runway, and a picture of the Helo pad. To top it off, I took a video while at the top of Ob Hill (the cross is hard to read), and one in the center of town during a small wind storm (the swirling snow was really great to watch).
Unfortunately, the station's population is particularly high this season (this is a busy season for science), so computer access will be sporadic at best. I will try to check my e-mail and update my blog whenever possible but it will take a while.
*Note: I also added a picture of the Oregon sunset I saw from the plane while returning home last season.
2 comments:
Crazy!!!!
I should elaborate. The "Hypnotic Snow" video is crazy!!! Sounds like things are going well and you're blogging like the witty gentleman you are. We miss you back home. Stay safe and know you are loved. I went to Grandma Audrey's today and she told me the story of you learned the phrase "f*@k a duck." We were laughing. Love you.
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