Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Ice Breakers are Here
The Oden, a Swedish Icebreaker and the Polar Sea, a US Coastguard Ship are here breaking up the McMurdo Sound to creat a channel for our tankers. The fuel barge is due in Feb 4th and the Resupply Vessel just a few days later. The boats made it to mcMurdo about a week or so ago. They continue to make runs up and down the Sound from our base out to the open water and back. Everyone is hopeful that while the entire Sea Ice might not blow out perhaps at least the channel ice will blow out. This is a big deal because then we have more likelihood of animal life coming nearer station. As you can see in the one photo the warmer temps and broken ice have helped bring in a bunch of Adelies. Open water means possible whales, Killer Whales at that. I've never seen those in the wild so that would be a real treat for me to see.
# posted by ALM @ 5:23 PM 
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Just caught up on all the photo's... amazing stuff... Glad to see that you had a merry Christmas and a eventful new years (didn't know you were a rave girl)... Looks like winter temperatures have finally hit Boston, but still no snow...
Family is doing well, all efforts are on getting Sarah's house finished (grandparents old house.)
Look forward to the rest of your blogging...
take care
Josh Farnsworth
Family is doing well, all efforts are on getting Sarah's house finished (grandparents old house.)
Look forward to the rest of your blogging...
take care
Josh Farnsworth
# posted by 
: 12:26 PM
: 12:26 PM
If you can't lure an Killer Whale within sight you might have to catch Shamu :-) I hope the channel clears enough for you to get some good pics.
....Rudy
....Rudy
# posted by : 10:43 AM
: 10:43 AM
hey josh, great to hear from you. happy new year's. yeah, i'm sure temps will drop just in time for my return : )
i can't wait to catch up on all the family happenings.
hope to see you in windsor soon.
i can't wait to catch up on all the family happenings.
hope to see you in windsor soon.
rudy
yeah, someone claims to have gotten a pic of an orca in the channel today, i don't buy it until i see it.
yeah, someone claims to have gotten a pic of an orca in the channel today, i don't buy it until i see it.
Hi Amber!
Hope you are well! Your blogspot is absolutely awesome! Talked to Beth today. We are both hoping that you are well and are glad that you will be heading back soon. Annemarie wanted to send a small package to you by way of someone she was meeting up with in Buenes Ares, but when do you leave Antarctica to head to New Zealand...Fiji...hubby....her package might miss you. Do you remember or di you ever meet Patty Wirth, that is the person heading your way for a stopover....anyway, hope you are well, loved seeing yo in Manitou and look forward to getting to see you again sometime.
hope you have loved Antarctica. It looks pretty amazing.
Stacy and kids
stacylbrown@yahoo.com
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Hope you are well! Your blogspot is absolutely awesome! Talked to Beth today. We are both hoping that you are well and are glad that you will be heading back soon. Annemarie wanted to send a small package to you by way of someone she was meeting up with in Buenes Ares, but when do you leave Antarctica to head to New Zealand...Fiji...hubby....her package might miss you. Do you remember or di you ever meet Patty Wirth, that is the person heading your way for a stopover....anyway, hope you are well, loved seeing yo in Manitou and look forward to getting to see you again sometime.
hope you have loved Antarctica. It looks pretty amazing.
Stacy and kids
stacylbrown@yahoo.com
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