Tag: ice life
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Day Forty-Nine
Yesterday, I had a productive day in the store and a productive day in the gym as well. I did more weight training than normal and it left me with that good burn. After getting in a decent length uphill power walk on the treadmill and doing my normal little weight routine, I joined a…
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Day Forty-Eight
The hectic weekend flew by, as does time in general down here. On Sunday morning, before brunch, I joined a dozen or so friends for the midwinter mile. The route was around town with a couple little hills and lots of cold. I power walked it, and was beat by everyone who was running and…
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Day Forty-Seven
Just before our midwinter celebrations on Saturday, word spread that a medevac flight was going to happen this week. That’s a pretty big deal since there aren’t any flights in/our out over winter. A week or so ago, one of the carpenters over at Scott Base mangled his hand in a fan. Yuck. I guess…
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Day Forty-Six
Saturday was a long, but great day. After not much sleep, I was up early for my coffee shift, which was a little lighter than normal since many were sleeping off the Scott Base party from night before. After coffee, I headed over to Gallagher’s to restock and help decorate. The theme for the evening…
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Day Forty-Five
Better late than never! What a weekend. Two amazing midwinter dinners in the books. It kicked off with a trip over to Scott Base on Friday night. There were about 60 of us invited to their dinner and they put on a fantastic spread. It was my first non buffet meal in eight months. After…
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Day Forty-Four
I’ve spent a fair bit of the past week bouncing between wishing time away and yet knowing that when my time to leave the ice comes, it will most likely feel too soon and I won’t be ready for it to end. It’s so hard to stay in the moment sometimes. The week leading up…
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Day Forty-Three
Happy Winter Solstice! Last night, at 2:57AM, the South Pole reached its maximum tilt away from the sun. It’s Antarctic Midwinter. We are halfway between our last sunset and moving closer and closer to our first sunrise on August 20th. There are 144 of us here at McMurdo and 17 down the road at Scott…
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Day Forty-Two
I often feel very cut off down here. Not just from the non-frozen world. Cut off in a spiritual sense. It’s difficult to articulate what I mean, because it’s a feeling. Or lack thereof. In the non-frozen world I feel like I am more regularly having those cup-overflowing, heart-so-full feelings and those moments are far…
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Day Forty-One
A year or so after I got sober, I heard the line ‘people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.’ I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit lately. About the people I’ve met down here and my relationships with each of them. Wondering who belongs in each of those…
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Day Forty
I slept so well last night. It was glorious. It’s not often anymore that I can just lay down, close my eyes and go to sleep so when it does happen I am very happy about it. I slept in this morning as well, so I started the day fully rested and I am telling…
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