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| Our long awaited arrival occurred today. We started at the seemingly late hour of 6:00 am and got breakfast (or Breky as they call it here) and headed for the airport. We had an abbreviated check in and then sat around from 7:30 until eleven while they worked on the plane. There was the all too familiar loading procedure but this time we waited to the very end. On these flights there is only one restroom, and that is at the front and reserved for the women on the flight. The men are relegated to the aft section of the plane to "use" a 55 gallon drum as their facilities. So the women get stuck up front and the men at the back because the isles are not clear enough to walk down easily. This time we sat with stacy and sat near the front because of this. |  |
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We also sat near the window in the door, i.e. emergency escape hatch and because of this we could see a little bit of where we were going. |
| Upon landing we taxied what seemed forever for the three of us who had held our bladders for the past six hours of flight time. We were immediately ushered off of the plane and ended up on the ice. The view immediately blew us away. Then the cold hit us. It was -30 degrees C (~-30 F.) It was this point that I fell in love with my red jacket. This thing truly is a work of art and survival. |  |
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We were usherd into what is called the chalet (see picture to the left) given a briefing and then got our room and lab assignements. I am sure more people will talk about the lab, but there is probably none better. We soon found our selves at the dinning area and ate what was a splended meal after the bag lunches on the plane which were good but not hot. |
The sun went behind a mountain at ~11:30 and we parted for our rooms. The sky never got dark.
Aloha from the ice,
andrew