Okay I have been really bad about updating this blog, but I hope to be a little better as the next few weeks will get exciting. First off, I have not made it to A-Gap yet, but I hear that we may fly tomorrow, this means I'll start the drugs tonight. The past week was laid back. A couple good gatherings and some fun movies, but nothing over the top.
I did manage to go swimming last week. We are not suppose to do this, but I just had to. I was out helping take down the penguin ranch since the sea ice is starting to melt. We were taking a brake when I noticed these great holes (that were used by the penguins) just sitting there only being used by seals. So I talked Meghan into jointing me for a little swim. We stripped down to our underwear, tied a rope around our waist, and jumped in. I have to say, this water was very cold about 29F. After I got in, these two guys helping break down wanted to pull me out, but my head had not gone under yet. So I sucked in and went down. When I came up, they pulled me out. The rest of the day was fun with salt water soaking into the cuts on my legs from the sides of the hole.
On the way into town, we saw Shuttle Joe stuck at the transition (land to sea) in Ivan the Terra Bus. Meghan tried to push him out, but no luck (little joke). With the warm weather, the roads are starting to melt away.
This weekend was the Women's Soiree. It was a ton of fun with live music, skits, poems... I tried taking pictures, but it was to dark and the flash didn't work at the distance. However the picture above is of everyone waiting to get in.
Have a great week and thank you John, Lynne, Linda, Dad, Brian, Kimmy, and Ella for the X-mas presents, it is killing me not to open them. I did send stuff off in the mail, but we'll see how long it takes to get them back home.
2 comments:
Don't let the safety department catch wind of that rope tied around your waist jumping into a hole in the sea ice on work time stunt, they won't like it : )
Are you trying to say we weren't being safe? We had a rope!
I found out the other day that I'm going to be at Pole for New Years. I think that should be fun. Also I'm going to try and WWOOF when I get back to NZ. I don't know how it will be, but it sounds like a good idea.
I miss you Amber and Cori should be here any day now, her flight was canx today.
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