Settling in to life at the "bottom of the World"
Monday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 10:00pm High; 23F wind chill: +12 F Low: +12F wind chill –4F Winds: E 7-15 knts Station Pressure: 29.190” Present…
At 1pm today we had our appointment at the Clothing Distribution Center, also known as the CDC. When I hear CDC I keep thinking of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. These layers prevent…
Wednesday, November 12-14, 2007
Christchurch, New Zealand
I have one more flight left to get to McMurdo! We have taken 4 flights to get this far! At the end of last week I finished getting my…
Students from several of the classrooms at PinOak MS and Bellaire HS had lots of questions and were more then a bit surprised at how much someone has to wear in the summer time in Antarctica. This…
The past few days and the upcoming ones have become even busier then I think I could realize. Lollie (she is on the Oden Expedition leaving after me), had a set of extreme cold weather clothing…
In the few months that have passed since I was awarded this amazing opportunity I have been getting ready for the big adventure. I have gone to Texas A&M to meet with Steve Sweet, Andrew Klein…
March 25, 2007
Believe it or not, winter does exist and it lasts longer then 10 days! It is March 24th and there are several feet of snow. The temperature tonight is supposed to be -25F!!! I have…