Week 10: F 15 February 2019, 22:50. Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica A few years ago I caught a ride from Fairbanks to Seattle on craigslist. Due to an unusual medical condition that kept him unable from easily getting around, the driver was offering a free ride in exchange for some help with driving and assistance with getting gas. We’d spend the few nights of the drive camping in his…
Week 9: Su 3 February 2019, 8:13. Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica Imagine you’re sunk in a Kelty camping chair – the kind you spread open and sit in around a campfire – in a 6-man American Antarctic camp. From the coziness of your navy blue fleece sleeping bag (blankie), you’re watching “The Big Bang Theory” with your crew. Being 22:30 in late January, you didn’t need to close the…
Week 8: Su 27 January 2019, 8:13. Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica #1 We arrived offshore on 10 December but didn’t move on-island until 11 December because the wind and ocean’s swell were too high for safe operations. #2 We’ve been busy, and I haven’t been doing any writing, journaling, or reading. #3 When I made my first trip to the intertidal zone to poop back on December 11, there…