I left Seattle on Sunday Aug 8th and flew to Denver for three days of orientation and training. On Wednesday approximately 80 of us flew to L.A. and then took a 13 hour overnight flight to New Zealand. We changed planes and then flew to Christchurch where the Unites States Antarctica program is headquartered. We spent three days in Christchurch and on Monday Aug 16 we boarded a C-17 for a 5hour flight to Antarctica . We landed in total darkness at 6 in the evening. Currently we are experiencing about 5 to 6 hours of twilight with a actual sunrise taking place within the next week Daylight will increase to 12 hours by late September and24 hours by late October.
The weather here is cold and windy , 15 to 35 below zero and an average wind of 8 to 15 mph. However the extreme weather gear we have been issued is very toasty and I have ventured out for 20 to 30 minutes on three occasions. I'll post more photos and another bit of info next week Love to all.
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