Tag: winter solstice

• 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…

  annemarieathey

  June 26, 2023

  100 Days of Darkness, antarctica

  antarctica, daily post, ice life, life at McMurdo Station, life at the bottom of the world, midwinter, sober, travel adventures, travel journal, travelogue, winter solstice

• 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…

  annemarieathey

  June 22, 2023

  100 Days of Darkness, antarctica

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