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December 30, 2003The Big MoveThe big runway move happened the day after Christmas as planned. Our dining car is made up of three double-wide trailers modified for the ice. They are all on skis and are double insulated with walk-in refrigerator doors. They...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 30, 2003 11:59 AM
Category: December 24, 2003This n'ThatJon, the pilot, made it back to NZ thanks to the generosity of a fellow adventurer. A British pilot who was planning on flying over the pole had shipped a fuel cache to the NZ Scott Base. For one...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 24, 2003 10:58 PM
Category: December 10, 2003Jon Johanson's tiny planeThe runway has been the a-buzz with activity these days. First there was the big Penguin (who is still wandering about I might add) and then, a few days ago a very, very small plane arrived with a single...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 10, 2003 08:09 PM
Category: L'imperatoreCome potete vedere da quello che ha scritto Luke e' arrivato un pinguino Imperatore all'aereoporto, e naturalmente sono dovuta andare a vederlo di persona! Che esperienza magnifica! Nonostante Luke avesse gia' scattato un sacco di foto, non sono riuscita a...Read this update Posted by Luci on December 10, 2003 08:03 PM
Category: December 08, 2003EmperorFirst of all I want to congratulate my brother Asa and his girlfriend Erin on the birth of their daughter Abigail. Best of luck to all three of them. We look forward to seeing our new niece this spring...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 8, 2003 09:30 PM
Category: December 04, 2003Snow Snow SnowI still haven't been out to the runway. It will be a week tomorrow. The weather only got worse after my last entry. The day after, we hit condition 1 in town. Nearly everything shut down. The people who...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 4, 2003 09:59 PM
Category: December 01, 2003Condition 1The Antarctic version of Thanksgiving went off this weekend without a snag. We did 3 seatings of people from 1:30 to 6:00; the first of 250, the second with 350, and the last with 400. There were many volunteers throughout...Read this update Posted by Luke on December 1, 2003 11:03 PM
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