A Little Update...

I Left McMUrdo on an Airbus


And Went down to Stuart Island, a tropical island south of New Zealand's south island















I stayed in a few towns, rested up, and then wandered up into the young valley, over Gillespie pass then down through the wilkins valley with Roy, my roomate from McMurdo







Okay more to come, the internet is slow, leaving for Australia in the morning. Back in the US on the 10th, back in Alaska the 14th. Cheers.

I arrived in Christchurch today. It's 75, sunny and humid.

The ice breaker 'Oden' and the fuel tanker 'Gianella' have come and gone. The fuel tanker delivered five and a half million gallons of Jet fuel, diesel and gasoline this year.



The cargo ship 'American Tern' also came and went. The field camps have all pulled up stakes, the helicopters have stopped flying, South Pole Station closes tomorrow, and I have 8 days left on station.

Some of The McMurdo Internation Film Fest:

Only in Antarctica. Warms temps make vehicles get stuck. Even Ivan has been having trouble.

Sundays Fun: Ski out to Castle Rock and climb it.

Here's whats been happening:

I was part of a trail digging crew this week.


There is a South African C-130 here on contract, flying for various countries and science groups.

I've been trying not to work too hard.

Pluggin' Along

Here's whats been going on in my world:

My radio show is going well, I had two callers last week.
We stopped taking folks out to the ice caves and now we take them out to the pressure ridges.
And my beard is coming in well