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Snoring seals and lost penguins

The deep-blue open sea alluring me when I arrived back to Ross Island has froze into the solid mass that I first discovered it back in November. It’s hard to believe that the space I saw whales a couple of weeks ago, will be used to launch airplanes from in a few months. Snow drifts from 50 mile...

permalink written by  JCinTheSouthPole on February 28, 2010 from Escalante, United States
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Hanging with the Kiwis

I ‘m curious about spending a winter in Antarctica. Seeing auroras, nacreous clouds, 24- hour sunsets, and stars unblemished by artificial light all intrigue me to no end. However, I'm scheduled to leave on the last plane departing the continent before winter bears its claws. The gradual exodus...

permalink written by  JCinTheSouthPole on February 20, 2010 from Escalante, United States
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Penguins are cute and cuddly

For those wanting my email address it's shake801@yahoo.com ... I left the two-mile-high polar plateau for the greener pastures of snow capped mountains and a dark blue sea, but my mind wasn't right. The first three days I worked at McMurdo were pure unadulterated mental anguish. Not so much the...

permalink written by  JCinTheSouthPole on February 14, 2010 from Escalante, United States
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Bye Bye South Pole

The past two weeks I have felt so excited and anxious about getting out of the cold and hitting some beaches down under. Those plans vanished when my boss presented our crew with the opportunity to work for an additional month. No one took the bait except for me and two others. I figured I...

permalink written by  JCinTheSouthPole on February 7, 2010 from Escalante, United States
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Longer Stay

My skin should be burning on a New Zealand beach in five days, however I elected to stay in Antarctica longer. On Monday I'll transfer to McMurdo Base and work there as a carpenter for an additional month. I'll post more details on Sunday.

permalink written by  JCinTheSouthPole on February 2, 2010 from Escalante, United States
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