Tag: McMurdo

• Winter’s End & Straight Into Summer!

  Hi Friends! I’m writing from my hotel room in Christchurch-I’m a lucky gal to be here too! WinFly Flights Let me start by saying that trying to land a plane in Antarctica in August is one of the worst times to try. It’s the tail end of winter and things are warming up, which means…

  annemarieathey

  August 24, 2025

  antarctica, The Third In-Between

  antarctica, McMurdo, mcmurdo station, seasonalgigs, travel, travel adventures, travel journal, travelogue, travelogues

• Day Sixty-Six

  

  I received some more questions from Hilary-yay! Why is the station called McMurdo? This is a great question. I didn’t know the answer either, so we are all learning something together here. I am going to share directly from good ol’Wiki on this. Mcmurdo takes its name from its geographic location on McMurdo Sound, named after…

  annemarieathey

  July 16, 2023

  100 Days of Darkness, antarctica

  antarctica, daily post, ice life, life at McMurdo Station, life at the bottom of the world, McMurdo, mcmurdo station, travel adventures, travel journal, travelogue

• Day Sixty-Five

  

  Weather update. It’s -22F with a wind chill of -48F. Honestly, it feels nice out when the wind isn’t blowing. I’m to the point that I can run a bag of trash out the front door in just a fleece rather than my big red jacket. It does not cease to amaze me at how…

  annemarieathey

  July 15, 2023

  100 Days of Darkness, antarctica

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