Final Hours on The Ice

My flight off The Ice, in a C-130 Hercules, operated by the US Air Force, is scheduled to take off in 5 hours. It has been an incredible first season in Antarctica.

I went camping

We dressed up

Here we dine in our little wind shelter. Thor is in the background making his snow cave/trench to sleep in.

I went on a hike up to Castle Rock and snowboarded down

We had a picnic in an apple on the way

And got serious on top

Went snowboarding again

Here’s me standing next to a Delta – big tires

I went snow machining a couple times

I took a lot more pictures of food

And of our dated dorm lounges

I went to South Pole

I rode a bike around the Pole

And collected the cleanest air on earth – I’m holding my breath so as not to contaminate it.

I volunteered as a line handler to help bring in and cast of the ice breaker and resupply vessel

I was the unofficial photographer for the marathon in January

I saw lots of penguins

Adeles

Emperors

And a dead skua

Time to suit up in my insulated Carharts, bunny boots and Big Red and fly out of here!