Nine-Month Slumber Party…
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Finally, we can see the light – both literally and figuratively. While there are still over fifty days remaining before we can leave, that is but a sliver of the total time we have been here for.
Me and the 59 wankers I spent the night with – 9 Sep 08, -80(F)
The place is starting to come alive again – finally, something new and significant is happening. We’ve all been here under trying circumstances, we haven’t seen any new faces since 15 February, we’ve eaten three meals per day in the same “restaurant” – it’s good food, and great efforts are made to keep variety in the menu – but – well, you get the idea…..but now with daylight soon approaching and soon after that, airplanes with fresh fruit and our replacements and exciting world TRAVEL!!!! plans for many of us…well, it’s an exciting time to be a “Polie”
Will @ September 10, 2008
Comments (4)
you know, all that darkness, all that time confined in one space…i bet you people get a little stir crazy…..
but ive been wondering- do work romances happen there? i mean people must get lonely.
and how can one go there? what if i wanted to visit? is that possible? or do i need to be millionaire and pay lots of money like to get into space?
stir crazy for sure…all winterovers must pass a psychological exam before staying for the winter though….cuts down on the “Heeeeerrrrreeeeee’s Johnny” factor.
romances…haha…the women say “the odds are good, but the goods are odd” the guys say “there’s a beautiful woman behind every tree”…but yeah, there have been a couple of hookups, there always are. I met my girlfriend on my first trip to the ice…she’s back in Texas dodging hurricanes or something. Some romances last, others are referred to as “ice weddings” which end in “tarmac divorces”
If you wanted to get to the Pole there are a few options..getting a job in Antarctica is a good option if you’re not a millionaire. There are quite a few Adventure outfitters that bring people in during the summer. There is a woman who works in McMurdo during the summer who was a member of the Antarctic Women’s Expedition…basically it was four women who intended on crossing the continent completely unsupported…they made it to Pole before deciding it might be best to try some other time. Anyhow, they did it on sponsorship…so that’s an option. But hey, I thought you hated cold and would much rather be on the beach?
I’m a nite owl but i not sure I could handle only a few hours daylight for so long. I heard the nightlife does tend to be a bit wild.
i do hate the cold…but antartica….the undiscovered country!! i’d deal to go there.