The End of Season Four.

Hey everyone,

Well, I think that it's fitting that I post this when I'm back home now in regards to this post.

Overall, the season went very well.  It went by very quickly and I was very busy as well so I didn't have a chance to do any much extracurricular activities outside of Pole life this year (i.e., writing this blog).  I couldn't have a great season without a great staff to back me up.  Rolf and Jeremiah managed to return for more fun this season.  The newest member of the team was Clint.  He is another former member of the Air Force and a wine connoisseur.

I don't know how things will go with the new contractor for next season.  I might be back, I might not.  If it's the former, I'll do a better job in terms of updating the blog in the next go around.  If it's the latter, it has been fun posting here and telling the world why I'm here and what I do.

Time will tell....

If no news is good news, then late publicity is good publicity?

It's me again,

Once again, catching up on late posts has seem to bite me lately.  However, this post does bring some good news and a link too...

An all-time record high was set on Christmas with a temperature of -12.3C/9.9F, which broke the 33 year old record of -13.6C/7.5F plus snowfall was recorded by yours truly.  Full details are located here courtesy of MSNBC.
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/30/9828890-south-pole-miracle-record-heat-plus-snow-on-christmas

This calls for a celebratory drink.  Have one one me and take care.

Wait, isn't a centennial celebration is supposed to be once every hundred years?

Hi again,

Another gap between posts might mean something big is coming up, right? 

Well, this summer season so happens to be the 100th anniversary Roald Amundsen's and Robert Scott's expedition to South Pole.  We had two special events at Pole this year, the Norwegian ceremony on December 14th and the Scott ceremony on January 17th.  The December event had a lot more pomp and circumstance which included a visit from the Norwegian Prime Minister (picture with yours truly).  The January event was a little more subdued since even though Scott team did arrive at Pole, they were not as lucky on the return trip as they died 11 miles away from their next food depot.

I at least wanted to give my respects this go around for the intrepid men who made the trek under extremely cold and harsh conditions to test the limits of man and to pursue scientific endeavors.  It is remarkable that even after 100 years that same spirit lives within people in different forms today.