Before I give this week's snapshot, I just have to post this video that I took from the doorway of my dorm, just like 5 hours after last week's snapshot. Just to show how fast the weather can change and give a little taste of what the beginning of inclement weather can look like here.
We were supposed to have our first winter flight two days ago, but first the plane was delayed 24 hours, and then today they got all 56 passengers through the goodbye tunnel (all of us staying line up to say goodbyes to everyone departing as they get checked in...a sweet little tradition that I haven't really gotten to participate in much, because on most flight days the store is open right about the time transport to the airfield is scheduled) and onto transport and were about to pull away and start the 40-minute drive to Phoenix airfield, when the message came through that the plane had boomeranged back to Christchurch just 10 minutes before its point-of-no-return on the trip to Antarctica. (Frustrating, since it was due to weather here, but the weather here is actually pretty decent.) So there are 57 pretty bummed people skulking around the station today, especially since the weather looks worse for the next few days. They'll get out of here eventually, but I know from experience that's no consolation when you're the one all packed up and excited to head north!
Anyway, now that that video is finally done uploading, back to the snapshot. It feels much more biting out today than it looks from this pic and the weather report. But again, no complaints...at Pole today it's -77F, with a windchill of -123F!
Also, I just have to post this shot; we're starting to get some incredibly gorgeous sunset skies. In my next weekly snapshot post I'll talk more about the sunrise/sunset pattern this month. In the meantime, enjoy!
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