I should probably back up and explain yesterday first. We had our Christmas dinner at 3 PM. They pulled out all the stops, so there was lobster, beef wellington, duck, pork, steak, etc. Lots of yummy desserts too. I had the beef wellington, some pork, and some duck, along with mashed potatoes and a roll. That was the first time I can remember having duck and it was actually pretty good. I also had some chocolate dipped strawberries and some fudge for dessert. Afterward, we went to watch some movies and hang out in one of the lounges.
Later on, we went on another hike up to the top of Observation Hill. I already made a blog post before about the view from the top with lots of pictures, so I won't repeat all of them. I'll just put two of the highlights below. It was extremely windy when we got to the top so we didn't stay for long.
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| All of us except our photographer Byron |
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| The cross on the top of Ob Hill with Mount Erebus in the background |
After the hike we went straight over to MAAG (McMurdo Alternative Art Gallery). Basically, it's another excuse for everyone to get drunk, although as you can tell from the pictures below, the art is a can't-miss event for those of us who were sober! It looks like Bacon Santa is up for sale if anyone is interested!
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| A MAAG submarine |
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| Entrance to MAAG |
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| The famous Bacon Santa. Apparently the bacon has faded quite a bit since his initial appearance years ago |
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| An interesting sculpture |
After MAAG, I decided to go to bed since it was already 11 but most of the guys stayed up drinking and watching movies.
This morning, I went to the Chapel of the Snows with Byron to have our own little LDS services. We sang some Christmas hymns and just talked about stuff since neither of us received permission from our bishops to do sacrament (Byron emailed his this morning). After about 45 minutes, we sang another hymn and had a closing prayer and left.
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| Chapel of the Snows, McMurdo Station, Antarctica |
We had a Christmas brunch in the late morning and since then we've been in the lab working. Yes, I know, we're working on Christmas, but there's still a lot to do! We're supposed to be leaving tomorrow morning for a collecting trip if the weather is good so we have to get stuff prepared. The festivities tonight include more movies to watch with a special focus on zombie movies. The guys dubbed it the 1st Annual McMurdo Zombie Movie Christmas Marathon. Not sure if I'll stay up to watch any of them since we have to be at the helo hangar at 7:45 AM tomorrow.
Merry Christmas tomorrow to everyone back in the States!
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