11 - 17 September
Hi All
Well, another week has passed.
It was a very cold week again this week with less than ordinary weather and another blizzard – just par for the course lately.
A broken wave rider out at the receiver farm saw me toodle off in the Hagg to reset the equipment. While I was there I decided I should do a full antenna farm inspection after the blizzards we have had recently. All was in order, but it takes quite a while to walk around the whole antenna farm. By the time I got back to the hut the wind had come back up and there was blowing snow, which severely reduced visibility.
I headed off in the Hagg towards O’Brien Bay and on to the Transmitter farm to check things out.
The blowing snow became so bad that I got lost – sort of. I knew where I was: which was just about to drive off a cliff and into O’Brien Bay! So I decided I it would be safer to turn on the GPS and navigate my way around to the transmitter farm with the aid of electronics instead of vision. ;o]
I wasn’t in any tearing hurry to get over there and have a look at all. I just wanted to go for a bit of a wander out and about. Andrew and I have been stuck inside for two weeks doing audits and reorders for the re-supply. So I took the opportunity of the broken wave rider to have a little intrepid toodle around. It was actually quite a pleasant few hours out in fact - In spite of the cold and the wind and the blowing snow. It was nice just to get away on my own for a few hours.
On another note – I made a new friend this week. Ethan is the 10 year old son of one of my friends back home and he is doing an Antarctica project at school. His Dad asked if he could write to me and get some info on life down south. I have corresponded with a number of schools this year so of course I said the class could write to me.
I have had quite a few e-mails from Ethan and his mates at school this week. When I received an e-mail asking if I would be Ethan’s pen-pal I was thrilled. How cute is that? So now I have a little pen-pal back home.
On the crafty side of things, my second lead light panel is more than half way there and I hope to have it completed this week. I have also spent time down with Petie in the chippies workshop this week. Petie has been teaching me how to turn wood on the lathe and I am now making a lovely wooden bowl. I have to say, I do seem to have a knack at these arty sorts of things and I really love it all. In fact I am having an absolute ball learning all these new skills. It is great fun. The boys are all lovely for taking the time out to teach me. I am becoming a regular little artisan.
Anyway, that is it from me this week. I am a bit hung over and nursing a wee bit of a sore head so I am going to say bye now. I did promise the boys I would make them Mars bar slice for smoko tomorrow as I am slushy Monday and Tuesday. So I had better go rustle up a recipe
Have a good one.
Trace
Well, another week has passed.
It was a very cold week again this week with less than ordinary weather and another blizzard – just par for the course lately.
A broken wave rider out at the receiver farm saw me toodle off in the Hagg to reset the equipment. While I was there I decided I should do a full antenna farm inspection after the blizzards we have had recently. All was in order, but it takes quite a while to walk around the whole antenna farm. By the time I got back to the hut the wind had come back up and there was blowing snow, which severely reduced visibility.
I headed off in the Hagg towards O’Brien Bay and on to the Transmitter farm to check things out.
The blowing snow became so bad that I got lost – sort of. I knew where I was: which was just about to drive off a cliff and into O’Brien Bay! So I decided I it would be safer to turn on the GPS and navigate my way around to the transmitter farm with the aid of electronics instead of vision. ;o]
I wasn’t in any tearing hurry to get over there and have a look at all. I just wanted to go for a bit of a wander out and about. Andrew and I have been stuck inside for two weeks doing audits and reorders for the re-supply. So I took the opportunity of the broken wave rider to have a little intrepid toodle around. It was actually quite a pleasant few hours out in fact - In spite of the cold and the wind and the blowing snow. It was nice just to get away on my own for a few hours.
On another note – I made a new friend this week. Ethan is the 10 year old son of one of my friends back home and he is doing an Antarctica project at school. His Dad asked if he could write to me and get some info on life down south. I have corresponded with a number of schools this year so of course I said the class could write to me.
I have had quite a few e-mails from Ethan and his mates at school this week. When I received an e-mail asking if I would be Ethan’s pen-pal I was thrilled. How cute is that? So now I have a little pen-pal back home.
On the crafty side of things, my second lead light panel is more than half way there and I hope to have it completed this week. I have also spent time down with Petie in the chippies workshop this week. Petie has been teaching me how to turn wood on the lathe and I am now making a lovely wooden bowl. I have to say, I do seem to have a knack at these arty sorts of things and I really love it all. In fact I am having an absolute ball learning all these new skills. It is great fun. The boys are all lovely for taking the time out to teach me. I am becoming a regular little artisan.
Anyway, that is it from me this week. I am a bit hung over and nursing a wee bit of a sore head so I am going to say bye now. I did promise the boys I would make them Mars bar slice for smoko tomorrow as I am slushy Monday and Tuesday. So I had better go rustle up a recipe
Have a good one.
Trace
posted by Tracey in Casey - Antarctica at 2:16 pm
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