One day during SPIDER’s flight, Anne and I walked down to Hut Point to check out the arriving icebreaker. We encountered some seals down there, which also break the ice—by chomping holes. They make great huffing noises as the surface and breathe, which made them easy and fun to spot. I liked this so much that I decided to go for a hike every morning, after each night of watching SPIDER. Following the icebreaker, a series of other boats arrived. The main resupply ship arrived just before my return from the South Pole, as did some whales.
Messy highbay
During the flight, we would spend a few hours after our shifts packing and cleaning.
Anne and the icebreaker
And cold wind
Broken up ice
The crack and I
A seal swims by
And is far more entertaining than the icebreaker
A seal in the ice pool
Two seals, playing
There were six at one point!
Icebreaker in the frozen distance
The ice pier
Ready for vessels to arrive
Trail through the hills
I made a point of walking outside
Dark sphere
The icebreaker circles town
Lots of seals
Clustered around holes in the ice
Roger on the Observation Hill loop
We was in town for a few days on his way back from the South Pole
Icebreaker into port
Broken ice and windy waves
The Nathaniel B. Palmer
A research vessel
"The Boat" (Ocean Giant)
Delivering McMurdo's next year of supplies
SAFETY FIRST
Whale watching
There is a fin in here, if you look very closely
My last ride on Ivan the Terrabus
On my way to Willy Field to fly out to Christhurch
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