My Thanksgiving Day

Because I work in the kitchen, I have to work holidays, and so they give us another random day off that month. So, my thanksgiving day was today. It was weird to have this extra day…I will have 2.5 days off this week, which may not sound like a lot, but down here its ridiculous. I have no idea what to do with this amount of free time anymore. I went on two hiking trips today One was the Cape Armitage Loop, which goes down to Scott Base and out onto the sea ice.

It’s very close to the pressure ridges, which is where the sea ice meets the ice shelf. The two ices crush together and it looks like churned up snow.

There are seals that hang out by them as well. Later on I went up to Hut Point, and watched a windstorm off on the ice.

This morning I started my part-time job at the video counter. It’s really fun to do something in the community that is out of the galley, and its fun as well. Its also a way to make myself get up earlier and enjoy more of the morning before I have to go to work. I am also going to start volunteering in the library in the morning once a week. They like to have things open in the mornings so that people who work night shift have a chance to go to things. I am starting to appreciate the nice morning hours more and more, since those are more peaceful than the rest of the day. Population is now over 1,000 people, and to say it is hectic is to put it mildly.

Because it was my thanksgiving I tried to think of all the things I was thankful for, and it was nice to remind myself about how happy I am that I am here. I am getting to see so much and experience so much. I love life here, and all of the adventures it has given to me.