Tag: midwinter
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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-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 Twenty-Seven
As I sat down to write this, I realized tomorrow is my Friday and shook my head in disbelief at how quickly the week went by. The summer did not go by anywhere near as quickly as the winter season is going by. I know I’ve said that before, but it is worth noting again…
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