Take 5

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Finally Made It

Another early morning for me, getting up at 4:30 to pack, 5:00 pick-up from the hotel, 6:30 check-in at the air port, then on the plane at 8:40. Plane taxied to the runway around 9.

Off the plane at 9:30, wait an hour for the winds to die down again, then board at 10:30 and take off shortly thereafter. This time for good... well, until we landed on the ice at Willie Field anyway. The former president of Slovakia was on our plane and they did some sweet rolls back and forth for a documentary his is making. Nice views of the continent.

After the plane landed we had to wait at the air field until Ivan the Terra Bus got unstuck and came to pick us up. The temperature was well above freezing and the sun was intense (thanks, Mom, for the shades!) I finally made it to McMurdo at 8 p.m., sat through a few briefings on medical, housing, and IT stuff, filled out some forms, picked up my bags, and was finally left alone at 10.

I have a field training meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. to meet my point of contact (POC), find out where they put all the equipment we shipped down, then have it sent over to the airfield to install.

Of all the acronyms I have learned, travel has the best. I like point of origin... hehe... POO

I will look for you all whenever I look up. Pictures will come soon.

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Photos

Documentary Stuff
Flying low, below the mountain tops, and dipping the wings 45 degrees.

Photo 3
Taxiing with the rear hatch open and landing with passengers standing up... commercial airlines are lameQ

Arrived
and deplaned

Home
One returning, the other discovering

Mr. Slovakia
I was close enough to assassinate him!

Photo 8
Riding along in my automobile

Ivan the Terra Bus
the beast, the monster, THE HORROR!!!

Comments

[Kate]

Glad you made it
Glad you finnaly made it matt : )! cant wait to see more pictures.