Dry Valleys.........12/27-29
South Pole.........12/21-23
Ice Runway................12/6
Thanksgiving..............11/28
WeddellWorld.............11/12
Happy Camper School........10/30-31
Cape Royds............10/28
Cape Evans............10/25
My trip to McMurdo............10/22

Cape Royds

In order to be able to go out on the sea ice, I needed to be trained to know how to read cracks and ice depth. So, I spent the day out and about on the sea ice....viewing seals and penguins, historical sites and glaciers. And, oh yeah, cracks. Here we are churning an ice-core drill to measure the depth of the ice.

After the hole is drilled, we can stick a weighted tape measure in that tells us the ice thickness.

This is Barne Glacier. It is a noticeable landmark when traveling north along the coast of McMurdo Sound.

Don't worry, this guy was keeping an eye on us at all times.

Cute!

Now these guys are a riot! They are constantly running around making noise. These are Adelie penguins -- smaller than Emperor penguins (the ones you're used to seeing)

This is my friend Cassandra -- look at Mount Erebus in the distance. Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano in the world.

Yup, we all had a great time!