Yesterday I spent the whole day dealing with some big new problems we’d encountered. I didn’t take any pictures at all. But, I was prepared for this eventuality and have a stash of older unposted photos to fill this gap. For now, I’ll go through some taken on a hike up Ob Hill with Laura, Barth, and Jeff.
Yesterday was also the big McMurdo Thanksgiving dinner. At LDB we had already been treated to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner for lunch on Thursday, but the giant McMurdo dinner (actually, there are four dinners to fit everyone) is a different beast. Thanks to Laura’s sneakiness, we managed to all sit at one big set of three tables. Some people dressed up. Eventually I will lift some pictures from other people, so stay tuned. Update: I gave Thanksgiving its own post.
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- Laura, up close. This trip was the same day as my telephoto portraits, and I was still in that mood
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- Barth reaches the summit
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- Scott Base, all in sun-faded kiwi green
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- Jeff
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- Laura again, at the top this time (you can tell right?)
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- Wind mills
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- Castle Rock with Mount Erebus in the background. I just looked at a map and discovered that Mount Erebus is a lot further away (it’s HUGE!)
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- The helipad back down in McMurdo
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- 155 is blue
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- The partway-up sign-in box
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- Arrival heights, on the other side of the harbour. Another good evening walk
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- Dive hut, down on the sea ice
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- Laura poses for a picture with White Island in the background
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- Jeff walks around the the cross portion of the summit (out of the wind)
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- I pose for a picture with Mount Erebus in the backgorund
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- I know I had one of these last time, but it’s hard to resists photographing the sun over the sea ice
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- One last Laura Posing picture. This time thoughtfully
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- On the descent, a Jeff monster attacks a saluting Laura
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- Fortunately, Laura manages to escape, and put some distance between them
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- McMurdo
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