Happy New Year!!
Since Christmas Dinner, we’ve all pretty much just been in wait for Ice Stock. The bands have been doing their final rehearsals, and Todd, our Culinary Manager, stepped out of his […]
Christmas, Christmastime is here…
Well, I shall do away with the suspense immediately: I have survived another Christmas Dinner at McMurdo! Thankfully I had today off, so I have slept and slept and slept […]
Christmas Prep and Food Warehouse Tour
Well, we’re nearing Christmas and thankfully I’m feeling much more Christmassy this year than last. I have presents sorted for everyone on the dinner shift as well as a few other […]
18 Miles and a Road Trip
There’s not much new and exciting going on around station… in fact, I was itching for some break in the monotony so much that I hitched a midnight ride out […]
That 70’s Party
It’s been back to the same old, same old since our Thanksgiving celebration on the 23rd. This past Thursday, on the actual Thanksgiving, I called my friends in the US, […]
Giving Thanks
As it so often happens at McMurdo, work schedules don’t allow for observance of Thanksgiving ON Thanksgiving. Last year, our dinner was the Saturday after American Thanksgiving. This year, we […]
A goodbye, a reunion, and a lot of beef.
Well, the big bummer since my last post is that Scott’s three week tour of duty ended this past Saturday, the 16th. It was awesome having him here – especially […]
‘Tis the season!
Around this time every year, the pressure ridges next to the Kiwi station open for walking tours so on the 13th of November, Scott and I bundled up and headed […]
Hitting the Halfway Mark
Okay, so probably not the halfway mark that you think. I definitely still have more than half a season – and more than half a year – to get through. […]
Ohana means Family.
‘Twas the Night Before Halloween and all through the station…. Well, actually not much is happening at the moment, to be honest. Our party will be on Saturday, the 2nd, […]
Cooking On Ice 