Good day my friends. How are you? I hope that this finds you all very well, full of smiles and enjoying this life. As I sit in the computer lab, the wind is strong at 59 knots. Snowing. and dark. It is indeed winter. We had a lovely scare this morning. The main generator was leaking so they shut it down and brought up the emergency generator and that started smoking and the tiniest of fires broke out. It was indeed a very hectic, stressful morning. But after about 1.5 hours, everything was under control, we where let out of our muster place and returned to what needed to be done. We do have so many capable people here on station. What a way to break in the winter team.
The last week or so has been a blur really. The summer folks came in, turn over started full speed, two different fishing trips out on the LMG (big orange ship) the NBP (other big orange ship) stopped by station at the end of their 2 month cruise and at one point we had about 100 people on station in the bar and lounge. What a night that was. :) Familiar faces and smiles all around. I was kicked out of the kitchen yesterday, Keith, the winter Chef, is going to do a great job taking care of folks. He just got off a year at the South Pole. So this kind of mild weather is nothing for him. So I have spent my last couple of days cleaning station, packing up the final things and just hanging out. That hanging out part sounds real good unless you are only one of two folks that get kicked out of their jobs, then after the first hour of so you feel a bit guilty, everyone is working so hard and you are not.. Oh well, just one more afternoon. My plans thus far is to get to Chile, fly fish, Miami, Mexico and then on over to Europe. I'm not sure how long I will be in Europe, but plan on being there awhile. Then on home to Portland. I am very excited about spending some time down at the beach house with my new nephew :) Don't know what is next for me, but that is whats so fun.. I can take the next year off.!
Thank you all for coming along with me in the crazy adventure I have had these past 8 months in Antarctica. I so loved hearing from y'all and hope to continue to hear how life is going and what is new. And also hope to see many of you through out the summer.
Take care and please keep in touch.
big hugs to you all,
Stacie
a few new pics up on flickr. I will send out a flickr update when I upload some from my return journey.. Cheers.
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