I just finished watching Anthony Powell’s “Antarctica: A Year on the Ice” and having spent over a year on the Ice now (minus 3 weeks for a round trip home) it puts many things in perspective. It’s nearly the end of October, and my brain does finally feel like it’s returned to a nearly normal … Read more
Like any addiction, it comes at a cost. We may walk away being able to pay off student loans, debt, or go on a nice vacation to recuperate, but we trade this intense period of work & play in this extreme environment for those possibilities.
McMurdo is currently going sky crazy. The sun is barely up for 6 hours now, which means we have extend periods of darkness. (i.e. walking out the door and the sun is down until I'm at work for 3 hours) We also have extend periods of twilight, close to 90 mins or more of the … Read more
For the first time in what feels like a month I feel unhindered by the feelings of lethargy, exhaustion, pain, and being brain fuzzy caused by my body’s battle with sickness. The upside is that my abs are probably in great shape from all the coughing. After getting the crud just before last flight and … Read more
A year later, I still occasionally get asked, “How Do I go to Antarctica?” as I’m sure many icer’s do all their lives. For me, although I haven’t grown entirely tired of it, I’m not ready to be a broken record yet so instead while I was in NZ this last month, I created an … Read more