"If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare. And yet it is something even greater; the only place on earth that is still as it should be. May we never tame it." - Andrew Denton

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Mainbody's Arrival

So after our peaceful first six weeks here, mainbody is starting to arrive. At the beginning of August, a period of time called "Winfly" starts, when a few hundred people come down, some winter-overs go home, and the station starts up to prepare for all of the people coming for the summer, or "mainbody". I arrived on the second flight in Winfly, and now we have 3 flights from mainbody here. The population is increasing (it will eventually double and hit 1200) and it is definitely getting to be a more hectic place.
We are getting more dining attendents, so its nice to have new faces around. And, fresh food should be coming in soon, so that will be a treat. But I think the best part of the summer season officially beginning is that we can hike to more places.
Another exciting change to happen down here is the sun. When we arrived the sun wasn't even up yet, and now it hardly ever goes down. I was out hiking around 10pm and it was still really light out. Soon the sun won't go down anymore, but just go in circles around, and dip a little down towards the horizon.

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