Almost Time to Go

It has been very gray for over a week, and everyone that
is not wintering has either left, or is in the process of it.
Today, my friends Dave and Kelly and friend and co-worker,
Susie left. Over 160 people are now in Christchurch that
were formerly McMurdoans. There are three ATO folks
staying in McMurdo until a special flight leaves on March
5th, taking mostly Fuelies out. These folks are involved in
wrapping up the fuel lines leading to Pegasus Airfield.
Otherwise, there are 99 people leaving tomorrow. Six of
those folks will be from ATO. Amy and I will be working
our own transport and the remaining Cargo Handlers will
be loading their own plane. It has been a good season,
but we are all ready to leave "The Rock".

Christmas at Dave & Kelly's

On Christmas Eve, I was invited to hang out with
my friends Dave and Kelly, in their room with other
folks from our shift. They advertised it as BYOG
(Bring Your Own Glass) and the guys were
fantastic hosts, providing as much in the way of
beverages that anyone would want! i'm also sure
we broke some fire code regulations by having this
many people in one small dorm room!


I also got a chance to get a nice photo with two
of my favorite people...Susie and Kaska.

Thanks to Dave and Kelly for the great photos!

Enjoying Christchurch

I received a surprise this morning when I saw my
friends, Dave and Kelly. Not a surprise that they
were staying in the same hotel as I am since I saw
them the evening before. No, their presence meant
that their flight had been delayed and as a result,
my flight is now delayed since I'm on the flight
after them. Woo Hoo! I had a pretty uneventful
morning as I headed out to the Clothing Distribution
Center (CDC) to pack up a few boxes to send home
and spend some time on the internet before being
issued my Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) gear.
I exchanged some things, which for some reason
the size I was given would have fit me when I was
about 10 years old, but I got my Spring Jacket
(Little Red) which Lynn I discussed whether I would
get this year or not, so everything went smoothly.
I got back to town at about 2pm and it had turned
into a really nice afternoon. Lots of flowers around
since it's Spring here. I enjoyed another meal of
Indian food and called it an early night, but it's nice
knowing I won't have to get up early in the morning
since I know I won't be flying!