priority, sometimes we are a backup, and someties we are a backup to the
backup. We were the latter this morning. Chris woke up at 2:45am to take
weather observations, which consisted of looking at the sky and
describing cloud types...their types not their various shapes which are
open to interpretation. For example, in the altocumulus clouds Chris
claims to have seen an elephant and a lawnmower. Danny saw dancing
ladies. Nevertheless, the news arrived shortly after 7am that yes indeed
a aircraft was headed our way. The backup to the backup was a go! We
were busy as beavers stripping camp and eating copius quantities of
cheese. The arrival of the Kenn Borek Basler aircraft (similar to the
DC-3 in the infamous final scene of Casablanca) brought the 3 person dig
team tasked to extract our 2010 cache and fresh apples! After a quick
turnaround of less than one hour, the aircraft departed carrying
Christine, Danny and Mike back to McMurdo; leaving behind Tim and Chris,
colloquially known as the Twotter Boys.
The Twotter Boys are the last of the geology party in the Fosicks. They
plan to explore some last rock outcrops and continue to drink tea and
eat copious quantities of cheese. Within the week they are expected to
be moved to Siple Dome camp to begin aircraft-supported geological work
in the greater region around the Fosdicks. Stay tuned...
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