Sunday, November 21, 2010

Beautiful Ice Caves...

Another day of beautiful weather on the coast of Antarctica and our team took full advantage of the friendly climate. During the morning they visited the "Novo" basecamp (short for Novolazarevskaya) which is the Russian research station on Antarctica. They conduct many projects including taking special pictures of the moon and sky (that's putting it simply....).

After touring Novo the team went for a hike to some beautiful ice caves. The caves are roughly 10 meters deep and as Charles put it, "they sparkled like diamonds." We look forward to seeing the pictures!

The team is having a great time, and everyone is doing well and adjusting to life on the "white continent". This includes getting used to changes and delays usually caused by inclement weather. Right now they are planning to fly to the South Pole in three days. We are keeping our finger's crossed for continued good weather and many more wonderful adventures to come.

Check back tomorrow for another update from the ice!