Hello All,
I had the oppurtunity
to have dinner with a few of the science folks who have been coming down
to Antarctica for many seasons. It is interesting to hear about the stories
of what life was like here during the early days of science - especially
after the US started its permanent presence in the International
Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957. There were many hardships - and lots of
lessons learned in those early years. They have helped pave the way for
a better handling of everything - even recycling - than those early days.
This morning, we had a sizeable fog bank over the area. It was impressive to see it hang in over the sea ice. It was also interesting to watch through the day how the radiation from the sun worked on "burning" the fog off. As I write this portion of my note this afternoon - it is still looming out there, and has canceled flights again off the ice runway. Lots of aviation hazards to watch for.
I just gave a lecture on our project here to other scientists and station personel. So, please pardon the short note today. I'll be e-mailing more as the trip progresses. The talk did go well, over all, by the way.
Take you you all later!
Matthew