The sun will return in mid-August. We will still have a semblance of light for about a month before we move into darkness for about two months, from which we will begin to emerge at the end of July.
Our light will come from the moon and stars reflecting off the ice.
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| Our chariots for the afternoon. |
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| Our igloos are still standing. |
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| This is the one I worked on. This Sunday (weather permitting) we will dig it out and test camp (cook lunch, lay out sleeping bags and operate a heater) for the afternoon. Sounds fun. The moat around the igloo was carved by the wind. |
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| Castle Rock and Mt. Terror. Mt. Erebus and Mt. Terror are named after the HMS Erebus and Terror, the ships during the Captain James Ross, RN expedition of 1841. |
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| Mt. Erebus (13,000 feet and with a small wiff of steam) and Castle Rock. |
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| Mt Terror to the right and the east end of Ross Island. |
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| The Kiwi's Hagglund. |
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| What a crowd! Who brought the beer? |
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| The colors were amazing. When we returned to town the sea-ice had a purple glow to it. |
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| So it turns out this was the last sunset I saw. And it could very well be that my friend Justin and I were the only ones to see the last sunset. April 19, 2012 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdqj5kBj6hY&list=PL050EDEB0ABBBEC59&feature=view_all
A YouTube link that will play 7 videos (about 4 minutes total)
Well, I know you will find a way to share your sunny attitude with your new friends. I am beginning to see the sun more and will find myself outside soon, riding bikes with Cary. He is taking many rides with Chris now, and you know how he avoids the sun by getting started early... Thanks for sharing these fantastic pictures from your view...way far away and too cold for me to comprehend. Take care and keep those gloves on!
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Thanks Andee. Keep up the riding. As it grows darker the stars shine brighter.
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DeleteIt's cool to see the star light glisten off the ice.
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