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.
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Chilling in the gardens
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There was a big band festival in the park
Punniest name: Big Band Wolf
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Wandering Around
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Group tree hug
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Jamil and Sasha
After they forced us to pose, I return the favour
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Sasha and Anne
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Flight terminal
Ed and I line up to check in
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Anne waits in line
She was behind due to a later bus
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Waiting for the bus
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Boarding
C-17: you're a really big airplane
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On board!
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Very exciting
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Jump seats
Strapped to the wall
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Comfort pallets
They also add rows of airline seats instead of cargo
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Random ice
Through one of the two windows we could use
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First sight of land (on the horizon)
A couple hours later
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The cockpit
Where they hoard all the windows
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Lots of controls
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Disembarking
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So many directions to look
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Directions to look, plus things not to drop
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Anne finally gets drip coffee
Which is hard to find in New Zealand
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This makes her happy
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Obligatory posed shot #1
Featuring: Ed
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Obligatory posed shot #2
Featuring: Anne
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Obligatory posed shot #3
Featuring: me
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Group shot
I forced the next wave to pose too
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