Lets rewind back to January 13th where we last left off. Over the next few days while waiting for my northbound flight to New Zealand Ill try to piece together each part of the field season. Since we work long, irregular hours its easy to forget what day it is and even what you did the previous day. This season I tried to keep track of when I went to sleep each day and what hours I worked. The only other activity other than sleeping and working in the field is eating, which accounts for any other time not logged in my timekeeping efforts.
January 13th we left McMurdo for our Herc flight to Cresis.
Delta Transport to airfield from McMurdo
Slept in the Pax terminal
Always either sleeping, eating or working. Here, I’m sleeping.
Landed at Cresis field camp
We spent one night at the Cresis field camp before traversing to our first borehole location. Heres some info on the Cresis science:
Hauling cargo at Cresis
After we got to Cresis we helped our camp staff organize and pack food for the next couple weeks of drilling. Graham and I offered to help secure this cargo being dragged around camp behind a snow machine.
An interesting fact about the Cresis camp
Walking to Cresis camp
Traverse staged for departure
Tuckers are made in Oregon
We camped one night at Cresis and started the short traverse to the first borehole. We rode inside one of the buildings called a rac tent.
Rac Tent
Inside the Rac tent
Cat Challenger
Drill Sled
More to come. This afternoon’s entertainment….Ice Breaker Tour.
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