I’ve been in Antarctica for a bit more than 4 days now and we are slowly getting all of our science equipment setup and ready to use. The last WinFly flight of the season arrived 2 nights ago and now we won’t see another flight arrive until October 1st. It is always a strange feeling… Read More

After a 4 day delay in Christchurch and a week since I left home I arrived in Antarctica last night (27 August) at 8PM. The weather in Antarctica makes flight schedules relatively meaningless. Over the past week there were 5 flights scheduled to fly from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica as part of… Read More

  It has been just over 6 months since I got back from my last Antarctic trip and once again I am heading to Antarctica. It is the end of winter in the Southern Hemisphere so the weather waiting for us in Antarctica will be quite a bit colder than on my last trip. I’ve… Read More