Happy Thanksgiving!

...to all of you from the Pole. I hope everyone’s holiday was wonderful and that everyone had a lot to be thankful for!

Here at the Pole, Thanksgiving was awesome. We had three seatings of Thanksgiving dinner to accommodate the large population of the station (approximately 250). We had live music, and due to our excellent kitchen staff and some volunteers, the food was excellent.

The galley was given some ambiance for the meal. The sun was blocked out of the galley windows and the tables were set with candles and tablecloths. Everyone got a little dressed up, and people volunteered at different seatings to be wine stewards to serve wine (bought by managers), water, coffee, and dessert. It really was a great night.

Before the feast, BK (the station manager), read a the following, seemingly appropriate quote…

"I used to wonder sometimes whether the people who suffer from hunger in
the big cities of civilization felt as we were feeling, and I arrived at
the conclusion that they did not - for no barrier of law and order would
have been allowed to stand between us and any food that had been
available."
Ernest Shackleton, The Heart of the Antarctic

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