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McMurdo
Travel Blogs from McMurdo, Antarctica
The Meltdown!
... top, we took off our outer layers and lied down in the sun in t-shirts. With the sun on our faces, I was actually hot. Hot!? Antarctica is supposed to be cold! My favorite hike is Castle Rock. It takes about 5 hours round trip and goes to the top of the ...
My first week on the BIG ICE!!!
... Weather gear, they love accronims here). This was also the first time it ever really felt real that I was headed to Antarctica. I got fitted out with all sorts of huge Carharts, boots and warm gloves. Kevin, a friend of Christina's, who ...
Happy Camper!
... a snowmobile, and we walked over to the warming hut. We learned about the different types of radios used around Antarctica to communicate between McMurdo and the field camps. Later we role played a helicopter crash, where we had to set up an emergency ...
Visiting the Long Duration Balloon Facility
This is where they launched those payloads and the massive balloons. The scientists are now monitoring them and preparing to retrieve the first ...
Scott's Terra Nova Hut
... hut by staying relatively busy. There were a number of scientific experiments being done. They kept detailed records of the weather around McMurdo sound and checked and mended the equipment that was going to be used for the polar traverse. They often had ...
Happy Camper School
In order to be allowed out to the field research camps, or anywhere outside of McMurdo Station, you have to go through outdoor survival training... also known as Happy Camper School. I had tried to go the same time as a few of my friends, but ...
Under Pressure!
The Recreation Department here at McMurdo is great... and I'm not only saying that because my friend Bryan is part of it. They are in charge of all the races I've been doing and all the sport leagues (like volleyball, dodgeball, soccer, but no ...
A day in my life in Antarctica
So a day in the life in Antarctica usually is pretty relaxed. I wake up and eat breakfast before dragging my self from my building (#155) to the electrical shop in building 136. Thank goodness they are very close, because I'm usually just in ...
Thanksgiving on the Ice
Thanksgiving was very unique. We had an incredible meal, white linen table clothes and red wine included. The cooks, prep cooks and bakers worked for weeks before preparing all the food. It was a really nice treat to break out of the daily routine here, ...
Snow School
Last week I was allowed to go to Snow School. Snow School is where a group of us go out, and learn to survive in the Antarctic. We learned how to make a snow wall (whichs protects a tent and campsite from wind) made out of large ice/snow bricks. We ...
More hikes, more seals, more life in MacTown!
Some more random photos of hikes, seals and the many interesting happenings around ...
Heading back to the real world... kind of.
My last few days in Antarctica were great... because I didn't have to work. Yeah! I was finished working on Wednesday afternoon then spent most of my time packing everything up and saying all my good byes. It was really nice to have some ...
Castle Rock Loop Hike
Instead of going to bed when I got off work this morning at 8 a.m. I went to yoga, then found out Nick and Leslie were doing this hike. The sun was shining, everything is slushy and melting, the sky was blue, I couldn't say no. It's a 8 mile loop, with ...
In case you're wondering, its cold on the Ice!
... hours I spent on a plane to get here was completely worth it. For the last 4 months, I've been telling everyone, "I'm going to Antarctica!" but I don't think it truly sunk it that I was going. It felt surreal when I got off the plane and felt that first ...
Bulldozers and Adelies
... her to spend the winter here. The moment finally came. The moment I have been waiting for ever since I knew I was coming to Antarctica. So many people have seen penguins already, and I was beginning to get frustrated that I hadn’t seen one. I kept ...
Castle Rock Loop
On one of our first days off there were 4 of us that decided to hike the Castle Rock Loop. Is a 7 mile hike to a place named.. you guessed it, Castle Rock. We geared up with our ECW (Extreme Cold Weather Gear)and took off. Before heading out for the ...
Ice Runway fun... I mean work.
... same project and we had a great time... oh and got heaps of work done. There are three landing strips here at McMurdo Station... Ice Runway, Willey Field, and Pegasus. Pegasus and Willey are out on the permanent sea ice that is about 12 feet ...
DA-ily Life
... out from the stench of the drain in the pot room. It was as if I had unleashed a terrible creature from the depths of Antarctica. We switch tasks so often in order to prevent injury. Lifting and scrubbing things all day long really does take a toll on my ...
The plane ride and landing.. first sights
These are various pics of the plane that we took from Christchurch, NZ to McMurdo Antarctica, and the first things I saw upon ...
Golf Ball
The following are pics of a field trip that the DA's got to go on to the Golf Ball. The Golf Ball is a satellite dish that is used for NASA ...
Cape Evans Fishing Trip
On October 5 Tammy and I got the opportunity to go fishing around Cape Evans. We wentg with two girls named Jill and Ann. We got driven to fishing huts where we had to chip at the hole in the ice that had been made earlier by big drills. We would then ...
Icestock and New Years
Well since we only had to work 4 days this week because we had a two day weekend for Christmas and then another two day weekend for New years, everyone had heaps of energy to party like rockstars to bring in the new year. I'm not sure what parties ...
Cos-Ray and a Vessel
... . In a different building between Scott Base and McMurdo is an experiment called Cos-Ray. It is the oldest experiment in Antarctica, has been here since 1961 and it measures cosmic rays. For more explanation and some free entertainment, feel free to watch ...
Icebergs, baby seals, and skuas
... The blues and greens of the ice are so so beautiful! I try and describe it and capture it in photos, but the beauty of Antarctica is something that must be experienced in person. Just past the iceberg was another of Scott’s huts. This one is a lot ...
Where I work and Live
I lived in a dormitory they call MMI, or Mammoth Mountain Inn. It sucked. There were 2 of us girls living in a box. The girl they chose to suit me the best as a roommate is a girl named Vera Elektra Eppard. We are very different, and at first I thought ...
Most Beautiful Pics
The following are some of the most beautiful pictures I have of Antarctica. They are truly breathtaking. Some were taken by myself, and some were taken by others. I hope you enjoy them ...
Around Town
The following are pics of things around the town of McMurdo. We have various places to go, things to do here. There is a coffee house that is very nice. There are workout facilities, a "gerbil gym" or cardio gym, and the weight room. There is a church, ...
Krasin
Every year an ice breaker has to come to McMurdo to make a path through the ice for the supply ship, cruise ships, and the science vessel to come in. The icebeaker this year is the Krasin. It is a ship from ...
Free Time
In our spare time (which is sparce) we have many options of things to do. There are bars. There is a bowling alley. There are parties. There are recreational activities, such as 3 on 3 basketball tourneys, bowling, dodgeball, volleyball, pottery, etc. ...