Monday, January 28, 2008
January 28th??? WHAT?
I haven't updated in 3 weeks! Yikes! Where does the time go? I can't believe I only have two more working Mondays and then I am jobless until mid-May! I can't wait!! I'm just going to slap up a handful of pics for your entertainment today. It's that time of year where I begin to lose focus on everything but travel. Beaches, campfires, kayaks, roadtrips... ah, just weeks away!On my buddy Jonathan's last night in town, we chilled our drinks using glacier ice. If you look closely in the next two pics, you'll see it in our cups. Big chunks of ice with tiny little air bubbles in it.
This is me in a hammock at the Greenhouse. There is someone on station who gets paid to work in this building. It's a highly sought after job. Lots of lettuce, herbs, cucumbers, and tomatoes come out of here. Everything is raised hydroponically, and I'm pretty sure they have to have a bunch of permits to raise non-native plants here in Antarctica. It's mostly done for the winter crew who get no freshies due to no incoming flights for 6 months at a time, but they maintain it during the summer too.
Before Jonathan and a few of his coworkers left, I took them on a tour of Discovery Hut. This our obligatory "hero shot". Everyone has to take a couple of these in Antarctica. Like we just discovered the place or something.
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Where are your post Ice adventures taking you this year?