Thanksgiving Feast, 26 November, 2005 |
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Thanksgiving Feast, 26 November, 2005 |
Dena_Rosenberger |
Nov 28 2005, 08:35 AM
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Thanksgiving Feast
26 November, 2005 Hello from the Ice! For additional pictures, check out the Gallery Today’s journal and photos sponsored by the Lakeside Optimist Club Where’s Rosenberger? McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica Thanksgiving Day started out with the Turkey Trot, a 5 K race down through town and out onto the ice runway and back. It was a beautiful morning with about 3-4 inches of new snow on the ground. This snow was very unusual and I overheard several people saying it didn’t snow at all during the summer last year. I am very nervous about the pit we have dug out at Pony Lake. I really don’t want it to fill up with snow again! More shoveling! My race number: McMurdo International Airport: About 200 people ran in the race and you could see them all strung out along the road to the airport out on the sea ice. I bought a T-shirt of course. I also took the opportunity to take some pics from the ice runway. Beautiful light: Keepin' cool: Sometimes people get a little crazy here: It was a day off for everyone. >Snowboarding in Antarctica? How cool is that!? Our feast had three seating times and you had to sign up with your group for the time you wanted: 3 pm, 5 pm, or 7 pm. Everyone was very dressed up and we waited in line for our time to enter the cafeteria, or “Galley,” as they call it here. Wow! The chefs outdid themselves! We started off with appetizers of shrimp with cocktail sauce and a cheese and fruit plate. Then there was roast turkey, potatoes, roasted vegetables, a FRESH salad with real lettuce (very rare!), fresh baked rolls, dressing and gravy. There was a dessert table with pumpkin cheesecake, apple pie, berry pie, and flourless chocolate cake with raspberry sauce. We gave the cooks a standing ovation at the end of our meal and they came out to take a bow. Am I really in Antarctica?? Pathways to Antarctica This week I will be starting a feature showcasing various people who work in Antarctica in a variety of jobs and how they came to be here. From crane operators to waste water technicians to scientists, everyone has a story. Did you know? Adelies are the smallest and most widely distributed penguins in the Antarctic. They are named after the wife of the French explorer Admiral Durmont d' Urville, and are the most commonly studied of all the penguin species. Current Conditions at McMurdo Station After a 4 inch snowfall Friday night, now it is sunny and warm (hopefully, the sun will melt snow at Pony Lake so we won’t have to dig as much) Right now: Weak easterly winds Pressure: 29.140 inHg Temperature: 25 oF/ - 4 oC with no wind Pressure: 29.405 inHg Sunset: February 20 at 1:38 am |
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