Super Bowl Tuesday

Yesterday (Tuesday of this week) was the South Pole's Super Bowl Party. Because the satellites don't have the bandwidth to stream the Super Bowl, they record it from the Air Force Network broadcast at McMurdo and send it down with the next plane. The football showing was accompanied by a treat from the chefs of mozzarella sticks, pizza, wings, and other football munchies. Unfortunately, Denver's performance was abysmal.

Besides that, the station is still pretty busy getting ready for the transition to winter. Almost all of the winter-overs have now arrived. Because of the government shut down earlier in the year, the station has been behind on flights, but the pace of incoming flights of supplies (most importantly fuel) has been picking up. Some flights are also filled with 'day trippers', high up NSF or military personnel who fly down for a day for a quick tour of the station and some photos, and then return to McMurdo.