Icy Nights

I am finally getting into my groove down here. It was been a pretty interesting season thus far. I am on night shift for the first half of the season again. I had my first night off tonight and lucky for me, the weather has been beautiful, chilling, but beautiful. I had a nice walk and found some fun ice to capture.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all! McMurdo is notorious for it's costume parties and Halloween is it's crown jewel. I decided to step up my costume this year and I think it turned out well. I ended up winning the most creative category at the costume party. Couldn't be more excited, especially since I get to take a little trip out to Cape Evans as my prize!

 

 

Back to the Ice

Well, I made it back to the Ice. It is almost like I never left, feels pretty strange. I forgot what the cold felt like, hopefully I get my tough skin back fast! I had a good couple days in Christchurch, filled with orientation, botanic gardens, getting delayed on the flight down, surfing, getting more delayed, and eating lots of food. Here are a couple pics from the trip down here!

Merica! This thing was awesome! ha





Superheros against dirty windshields.



Catching some last minute waves!



Amazing mountains out the window on the way down.



I will have more for you later! Time to get settled in.

Hello Again!

It's been a while since my last post, and I figured what a better time to get things rolling again than now. It has been a great summer for me filled with work, adventures, biking, hiking, fishing, and friends. I am locked and loaded for another big adventure to the southern hemisphere. I start the journey tomorrow, making the long trip to Christchurch, NZ. There I will get geared up to head back to Antarctica for the "Summer." I can wait to share my experiences along the way. Stay tuned, much to come!