End of Winter Start of Summer
The Winfly plane flights came and went a couple of weeks ago, now everyone is ramping up for the first flights of summer which were supposed to start happen this week.
So far the weather has prevented any more planes from getting in, which means there is now a backlog of 4 flights worth of people waiting in Christchurch, taking up a lot of the available motel space in the city.
So far the weather has prevented any more planes from getting in, which means there is now a backlog of 4 flights worth of people waiting in Christchurch, taking up a lot of the available motel space in the city.
Once all the new people do actually start to make it down here things start to get really hectic. The station population will increase about 4 fold, and the summer research programs really get underway.
Most the winter-over staff will head north to warmer climates over the next couple of weeks, but Christine & I will be here until the start of November.
I had changed a bit since she last saw me at the start of winter...
Best of luck to both of you with dealing with all of the new bodies and avoiding the incoming crud. I hope all is well.
I haven't grown out my beard to the same extent (that whole food-service employee thing), but I still haven't cut my hair since leaving Ice last Oct. It's now more than half-way down my back, lol. Though it will be much shorter sometime in the next couple of weeks as I will finally be cutting and donating it after more than two and a half years of growing it since the last hair-cut.
Best wishes to you both and everyone else still on Ice,
Rob
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Hæ!
I'm very glad to see your beautiful photography and videos.
Best regards from Iceland
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