flying South
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another briefing
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our plane South, about 8.5 hours to McMurdo
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but there is a mechanical, so delay for a few hours, waiting ....
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finally back at the plane
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unfortunately we didn't fly with the Kiwis, would have been quite a bit faster
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In McMurdo
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our room for 2 nights
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sort your trash
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the most Southerly ATM
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the galley in Mctown
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the clinic
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Bldg 155, the main buidling in McMurdo
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they got some new fire trucks
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dorms
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coffe house
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the chappel
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ice breaker
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hut point
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power plant
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probably the most Southern Stop sign
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over at Scott Base
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lots of Wedall seals
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pressure ridges
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Kiwi's got wind power :)
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Obs Hill
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on to the Pole
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reaching the Transantarctic Mountains
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beautiful sight form the cockpit - the Transantarctic Mountains
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approching the Beardmore Glacier - Shakelton and Scott used this one to reach the plateau
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reaching the plateau
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getting ready for landing, the pilots need oxygen
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South Pole in sight
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touch down
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back at the Pole