Logan’s father, Pat, sent us this Google Earth map of Logan’s travels (We added the white lines between the arrows). Logan sent Pat his GPS coordinates on the ice sheet, and Pat fired up Google Earth to create the map – it gives some spatial perspective to Logan’s journey, which, in Pat’s words, “is further [...]
Read the post...Just wanted to let you know that I made it to WAIS safe and sound. The weather and food here are fantastic. Its hard to believe that I’m on top of an ice sheet in the middle of Antarctica. It still boggles my mind, even though I’ve been thinking about it for so many months. [...]
Read the post...Date: 12-4-2008
Location: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Time: 11 pm
Latitude: 77°50′46.42″S
Longitude: 166°39′59.78″E
Elevation: 34m (112’)
Animals: 3 Waddell Seals, 1 Skua
Breakfast: Blueberry pancakes, eggs
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with lots of freshies!
Supper: Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans. Mint Oreo cream pie for desert.
Today we had lots of classes. First up at 8am was the Environmental Awareness class where we learned a bit [...]
Date: 12-1-2008
Location: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Time: 11pm
Latitude: 77°50′46.42″S
Longitude: 166°39′59.78″E
Elevation: 34m (112’)
Temperature: -8 °C ( °F)
Wind speed: 7-12 knots km/h ( mp/h)
Wind Chill: -12 °C (°F)
Visibility: unrestricted
Clouds: partly cloudy
Breakfast: Eggs & potatoes
Lunch: Sandwiches
Supper: Chili & roast beef & kiwi
We have been quite busy all day today getting gear together & running errands. It was really nice that [...]
Date: 11-24-2008
Location: Dolphin Lodge, Kaikoura
Time: 10pm
Latitude: 42°24′14.08″S
Longitude: 173°40′57.40″E
Elevation: ~20 m
Wind speed: ~40-60 mph
Precipitation: heavy in the morning
Animals:
Breakfast: Musli & other leftover food
Lunch: Tuna and crackers
Supper: Fish & Chips
Last night it rained a lot! Spruce and I were sleeping in bivy sacks under a tarp and although we weren’t getting rained on directly, our bivy sacks [...]
