The bags are packed and the linen, washed. The ship leaves tomorrow AM, but everybody who is leaving has already moved on to the ship today. The morning was a mad rush to clean our rooms, wash the linen, clean the Lab and just hang out and take it all in for one last time. Actually, last time for me but many of the folks are regulars who will be coming back to Palmer or going to McMurdo or South Pole in the near future.
This has been an unbelievable experience; the people here are really nice, and extremely good at what they do. The surroundings are indescribably beautiful. I feel privileged to have been given a chance to spent this time here. I wish my family, friends and students could see and experience this place for themselves, but I know that very few, if any, will get the opportunity. Have therefore tried to take everybody along for the ride with me through this blog. Hope it was enjoyable!
A few pictures taken in the last two days.
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| A small pod of fur seals hanging out near the station |
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| The "Pteropoders" |
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| A large tabular iceberg seen from the top of the glacier. This one should get its own zipcode! |
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| Another beautiful sunset |
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| Yesterday was a beautiful full moon! |
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| The LMG at the pier ready to depart tomorrow AM. |
And to end it all, I am going back in style(?). My berth is in the cargo hold inside what is jokingly called the "man-can"; 5 bunks jammed into a converted Milvan cargo container! The things one has to do for science! On the positive side, if we hit bad weather, the cargo hold experiences the least roll!
Signing off.
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