BIG NEWS: we finally landed in Antarctica! We were in Christchurch so long that the next wave of SPIDERers showed up, with one day of overlap in New Zealand. Stanward (Steve, Anne, Edward) caught a C-17 flight the next morning. As soon as the plane dropped us off, it went back for the others (and some cargo). Johashillontazomil (Jon, Johanna, Sasha, Bill, Natalie, Lorenzo, Jamil) arrived this morning.
Chilling in the gardens
There was a big band festival in the park
Punniest name: Big Band Wolf
Wandering Around
Group tree hug
Jamil and Sasha
After they forced us to pose, I return the favour
Sasha and Anne
Flight terminal
Ed and I line up to check in
Anne waits in line
She was behind due to a later bus
Waiting for the bus
Boarding
C-17: you're a really big airplane
On board!
Very exciting
Jump seats
Strapped to the wall
Comfort pallets
They also add rows of airline seats instead of cargo
Random ice
Through one of the two windows we could use
First sight of land (on the horizon)
A couple hours later
The cockpit
Where they hoard all the windows
Lots of controls
Disembarking
So many directions to look
Directions to look, plus things not to drop
Anne finally gets drip coffee
Which is hard to find in New Zealand
This makes her happy
Obligatory posed shot #1
Featuring: Ed
Obligatory posed shot #2
Featuring: Anne
Obligatory posed shot #3
Featuring: me
Group shot
I forced the next wave to pose too
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