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On Friday I got some training and orientations out of the way in the morning and then started doing lab work in the late morning and afternoon. In the evening, after dinner, I went on a walk with a few people to Hut Point (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hut_Point). The view from Hut Point back on McMurdo Station was quite nice...
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| A Weddell seal up close |
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| Three Weddell seals and cracks in the sea ice when they get in/out |
On our walk back from Hut Point we encountered three Air Force folks going to take a short self guided tour of Scott's Hut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Hut). They invited us to join them and as another member of our walking party and I hadn't been inside we accepted their kind offer.
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| Entrance to the structure |
We were instructed not to touch anything and we had to brush off our boots very thoroughly before going into the hut. There were lots of wooden crates labeled "dog biscuits" throughout the building that were a constant reminder of how different transportation around Antarctica was more than 100 years ago.
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| The kitchen (note the stack of dog biscuit boxes to the left) |
Thank you! Your photos say so much. I like this, a great travel journal.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I think it makes a great journal too!
ReplyDeleteJust had the best time reading this to grandma. She kept saying, "What an experience!"
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