On the 19th I left the pole, back to McMurdo and eventually home. In the previous evening, I had convinced a few people to join me spending some time building up warmth in the sauna and then dashing outside to the poles (and then right back to he sauna, of course).
Back in McMurdo there was a ship in the harbour, and i checked it out with Matt. I had hoped to do some penguin hunting at Hut Point, but the road was closed at the time.
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- The beginning of our dash from the sauna to the poles (Zak is working the camera here)
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- I pose at the pole. Ross (from SPT) poses behind me (photo: Don)
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- Myself again, Don, and Ross
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- And Zak (photo: Don)
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- Don and Zak flee (mainly due to footwear complications), Ross and I proceed to the ceremonial pole. It starts to get cold
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- On the way back, Ross poses for a solo shot at the ceremonial pole
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- My ride back to McMurdo
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- My Ride from Pegasus to McMurdo proper: good old Ivan the Terra Bus
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- I get back to find a boat in the harbour (a research vessel, the ice breaker was gone already)
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- The Nathaniel B. Palmer
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- While we’re there, the ramp is lifted up and they get ready to leave
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- Shortly after, the Palmer leaves McMurdo. I’m slightly jealous
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- On its way out, a helicopter passes overhead
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