A very cold classroom

In Norway, they say there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

Back home in New Zealand, I wouldn’t tolerate giving a lecture in minus 8 degrees C – or minus 17 if you take the windchill into account. But down here at Scott Base, that’s just fine, because I’m dressed for the weather. Cliff and I have settled in – we’ve been running around with the camera trying to catch what we can of our K001 team, led by Tim Naish from the Antarctic Research Centre and Richard Levy from GNS, as they prep for their trip to Friis Hills. We’ve also gathered general footage from around Scott Base, McMurdo Station (the annual Turkey Trots fun run) and the surrounding landscape. And we’ve started recording lectures. There’s still loads to do, but it’s great to have made  a start. I’m just about to run off to skidoo training – it will be great to have our own means of getting about – but here are a few pics.

We flew down in a Safair hercules - seven and a half hours from Christchurch. Photo Rebecca Priestley.
We flew down in a Safair hercules – seven and a half hours from Christchurch. Photo Rebecca Priestley.
Prepping for a lecture: Module 1, Lecture 5: Surviving Antarctica. In this lecture I talk about food, fuel and transport and how these needs have been met in different ways over time.
Prepping for a lecture: Module 1, Lecture 5: Surviving Antarctica. In this lecture I talk about food, fuel and transport and how these needs have been met in different ways over time. Photo Rebecca Priestley.
Cliff has been getting some great outdoor footage so far - the camera is dealing really well with the white landscape.
Cliff has been getting some great outdoor footage so far – the camera is dealing really well with the white landscape. Photo Rebecca Priestley.

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