This will be short as my day started at 5:30 am before heading to the sea ice edge around 8:30 am. We finally arrived back at the lab after 9 pm, and it's almost 10 pm now....and I still have to eat dinner!! I'm hungry!!! But, it finally happened!!! PENGUINS!!!!! Up close and personal!!! Here's just a taste.

    Look Mabel! Company's Here!!
    Two emperor penguins check us out as we drive by.

    TGIF!!!!
    A little penguin party on the pack ice

    Who Me?!?!?!
    This adelie is headed my way!!!

    Our Mascot For the Day
    This emperor stayed nearby all day just hanging with us.

    Stay tuned for more about this day, but know that while I was ecstatic about having penguins around, I was likewise sad as it was SCINI's last dive of the season.

    Just be patient as tomorrow we start cleaning and packing everything, so I'll be BUSY!!!!

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    Date
    Location
    McMurdo Station
    Weather Summary
    partly cloudy
    Temperature
    24.8
    Wind Speed
    12
    Wind Chill
    14

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