The journey to Antarctica
I traveled to Denver on Aug 8th and spent three days there going through orientation and safety training. The evening of Aug 11th approximately 80 of us flew to Los Angeles and at midnight boarded a plane for a 13 hour flight to New Zealand. We landed in Auckland and changed planes and arrived in Christchurch at 2 pm in the afternoon of Friday the 13th. We lost the 12th when we crossed the International date line. My first time in the Southern hemisphere. The sun traverses the northern sky making everything just a little skewed.
We spent two full days and two half days in Christchurch leaving for Antarctica on Monday the 16th in the early afternoon. WE flew on a C-17 and landed on the Ross ice shelf in the dark at just after 6pm. The temperature was about -30. Everything is snow covered and the wind blows almost constantly at about 10 to 15 mph. Everywhere it is either snow or volcanic rock. No plants, no animals yet, no trees, nothing. However it is beautiful and fascinating.
The kitchen is state of the art. Large great equipment and seems to be a terrific staff.Looking forward to a great season.
Will write again in a week or so. Photos follow.
I traveled to Denver on Aug 8th and spent three days there going through orientation and safety training. The evening of Aug 11th approximately 80 of us flew to Los Angeles and at midnight boarded a plane for a 13 hour flight to New Zealand. We landed in Auckland and changed planes and arrived in Christchurch at 2 pm in the afternoon of Friday the 13th. We lost the 12th when we crossed the International date line. My first time in the Southern hemisphere. The sun traverses the northern sky making everything just a little skewed.
We spent two full days and two half days in Christchurch leaving for Antarctica on Monday the 16th in the early afternoon. WE flew on a C-17 and landed on the Ross ice shelf in the dark at just after 6pm. The temperature was about -30. Everything is snow covered and the wind blows almost constantly at about 10 to 15 mph. Everywhere it is either snow or volcanic rock. No plants, no animals yet, no trees, nothing. However it is beautiful and fascinating.
The kitchen is state of the art. Large great equipment and seems to be a terrific staff.Looking forward to a great season.
Will write again in a week or so. Photos follow.
Glad to hear the kitchen and staff are good; it will make the time fly by. Have you seen any wildlife yet?
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