This entire week has been a great one. It started with my Monday off as usual. We had a slow cooker sent down and made tortilla soup and pimento cheese in the lounge so we wouldn't have to walk to the main building for meals and could watch football all day. All was going well until the Steelers lost, but the soup was amazing so I got over it. Then I got a second day off today for my holiday. Tomorrow is my birthday and I get an hour off work to celebrate, and then Saturday is our Thanksgiving where we have adopt a DA and I get another hour off. Altogether a relaxing week.
All of the time off has been great but the highlight of my week and my favorite adventure since I have landed on this harsh continent is definitely the tour I took of the pressure ridges last night. The pressure ridges are where the sea ice meets land and the constant slow tide and weather changes causes the ice to buckle and make formations. We left for them after work at 9pm. My friend Grace was our guide and drove us over to Scott base where we took off by foot. She used an ice axe to test the sea ice for cracks and we made our way through the most amazing Tim Burtoneque formations. At the beginning the wind was blowing pretty hard and snow was blowing over the drifts. The only thing I can compare it to is what the desert looks like in Lawrence of Arabia. It was breath taking. About 10 minutes in the wind died and the rest of the hike was gorgeous. Below are a few of my favorite pictures.
I hope you are all doing great back home and enjoying a great meal with loved ones. I am so thankful for this experience, all of the people I have met, the beautiful landscape and the wonderful supportive friends and family back home. I hope you all feel as blessed.
The wind and snow blowing over snow drifts
Me, Grace and Gwen
The group taking in the view
My favorite formation next to a melt pool, I really wanted to drink it even though it would be salty
A melt pool
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