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October 29, 2003Happy Halloween!This picture is from the Fuel pit at the runway. It has been busier since the 109th wing of the NY national Guard arrived. Scheduling can be hectic. There is no existing system to obtain counts. Tonight, for example,...Read this update October 25, 2003Midnight SunThe Polies made it out today. There was quite a bit of traffic out at the Runway today. The 130s flew out to pole and back; 4 Twin otters arrived from the traverse from Chile; and a 141 and...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 25, 2003 09:16 PM
Category: At long-last!My dream has come true! Snowboarding on a polar ice cap. Raytheon has a new policy allowing alpine skiing (including snowboarding) around the base. Previously only x-country skiing was allowed but their policy has been re-evaluated and they have...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 25, 2003 09:11 PM
Category: October 22, 2003Un'altra settimanaEccoci qua. Un altro mercoledi' pomeriggio. Ho appena finito di lavorare e domani e' il mio giorno libero, non riesco a credere che un'altra settimana sia gia' volata via!!! In ogni caso, stasera c'e' una degustazione di vini al Cafe'...Read this update Posted by Luci on October 22, 2003 03:55 PM
Category: October 21, 2003AM Commute to the Ice RunwayThe runway scene has been pretty relaxing. This is a picture of my morning commute. It is a great change from the 800+ people they are serving in the dining room these days. It is more relaxing but the...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 21, 2003 10:40 PM
Category: October 18, 2003Ice RunwayOh yea! Lovin' the new location. Every morning I get to drive out to the Ice Runway in a catering truck with a 4x4 lift kit on it. We are only dealing with numbers under 100 rather than 1000....Read this update Posted by Luke on October 18, 2003 09:38 PM
Category: October 17, 2003Gli ItalianiLa giornata di oggi e' cominciata sotto i migliori auspici. Gia' alle 5:30 della mattina il sole era caldo e splendente, mentre il vento, per quanto presente, non dava per niente fastidio. Mi sono recata al lavoro come al solito,...Read this update October 16, 2003Out in the FieldExciting day! I called Joe, the solar guy, this morning to see if I could come over and check out the shop. He said that he was going to be going out in to the field in the afternoon...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 16, 2003 07:58 PM
Category: Eccoci quaDopo tre anni di tentativi siamo finalmente qui in Antartide, a McMurdo. Siamo arrivati a fine Settembre e gia' adesso ci sentiamo a casa. Si lavora tanto, ma le giornate sembrano volare via. Quando siamo arrivati il sole tramontava ancora...Read this update October 14, 2003VolunteerI passed the Safe Serve exam with flying colors! Now I am paranoid about touching anything in the kitchen for fear of contaminants. I guess that is the idea, isn't it. I got an e-mail from the guy who setd...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 14, 2003 03:09 PM
Category: October 13, 2003Condition 1!The weather hit condition 1 today. It was pretty mild, actually. I have sen weather worse in NH to be perfectly honest, but never in the spring time i guess. I have little doubt it can get much worse. It...Read this update Posted by Luci on October 13, 2003 03:15 PM
Category: October 10, 2003Scott BaseWe ran all our errands in the morning yesterday and managed to fit in a hike up Ob hill before walking over to the Kiwi Base. There was kind of an erie atmosphere around the base yestrday. It was...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 10, 2003 02:59 PM
Category: October 09, 2003Site PlanDay off!! The first one since we've been down here. Yesterday after work I went for a walk above town. Mcmurdo sits down in a sort of basin surrounded by hills made up of volcanic soils. One of the...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 9, 2003 11:30 AM
Category: October 07, 2003SunsetThis sunset lasted from about 7pm to some time around midnight. The sun just kind of skirts the horizon and the Royal Society Range in the distance. Probably one of the last of 2003. Not long until we have...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 7, 2003 02:59 PM
Category: October 06, 2003L'avventura in AntartideCominceremo presto con il diario on-line (blog) della nostra avventura in Antartide scritto da Luciana. Conterra' storie e fotografie della nostra estate (autrale) sul continente piu freddo del mondo. Divertitevi. -Luke...Read this update October 05, 2003BoomerangThe weather took a turn after my last entry. It has been snowing lightly for a few days. It is hard to tell what is new snow and what is just being blown around. Last night it began to clear...Read this update Posted by Luke on October 5, 2003 03:25 PM
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