On the Continent...
I have final made it to the continent of Antarctica. Up until this point I have only touched Ross Island. These past two week I have had the chance to be stationed at Antarctica’s only “truck stop”, a refueling station at Marble Point. Helicopters have been coming here since the 90’s to get fuel. The main purpose of the camp is to help out with the operation of field camps and research that is being done in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. It has been a fabulous adventure getting out of McMurdo and seeing other parts of the southmost continent. I even got to fly on a Helicopter to get here. It is only 45 mins from McMurdo Station but worlds different. My days are filled with testing the fuel, filling up helicopters, getting drums of fuel ready for field camps and helping around camp with cooking, cleaning or other projects. Once the helicopters go to bed I get to close down the pits and start exploring. Since I am on the continent th...