Update: the medical evacuation mission is proceeding as planned, with a few minor delays. This Washington Post Article has a few more public details. I hope to be able to share an insider’s perspective as I am permitted. With the medevac mission proceeding as planned, crew morale is still high. This issue is about our midwinter celebrations, on a happier note.
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Here in the southern hemisphere, in Antarctica, we are in the middle of winter. In fact, “midwinter” is celebrated across the entire continent (unique for a holiday!). We even get greetings from remote stations up north who empathize with our plight, and President Obama himself. It is tradition to have a delicious dinner, with saved delicacies, and to send around a group photo to all the other stations on continent to celebrate. I’ll share these here. You’ll get to see a photo of most of the people currently living in Antarctica! There are many nations represented.
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Here in the southern hemisphere, in Antarctica, we are in the middle of winter. In fact, “midwinter” is celebrated across the entire continent (unique for a holiday!). We even get greetings from remote stations up north who empathize with our plight, and President Obama himself. It is tradition to have a delicious dinner, with saved delicacies, and to send around a group photo to all the other stations on continent to celebrate. I’ll share these here. You’ll get to see a photo of most of the people currently living in Antarctica! There are many nations represented.
Starting out with our greetings from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station:
Our menu for midwinter dinner at the South Pole:
Greetings from Obama himself:
Greetings from Japan:
Greetings from the mid-summer of Greenland:
And here are the group photos of various Antarctica bases (the ones with sun in them don’t count 😉 ) and last minute invites for you to participate in their midwinter festivities where appropriate (DIY logistics though). This should be just about everyone living in Antarctica currently. Which is your favorite? Did you know there was a Troll station?:
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