Life is continuing right along here at Palmer Station.
The Gould recently brought in a bunch of new scientists, turning us into busy bees to help support their needs. Now, the Gould is in and out of port on fishing expeditions. They're trawling deep, 500 meters, and bringing up all kinds of sea creatures in the nets to be brought back to our aquariums.
The good weather here has held out until last night when the winds picked up to 26 knots with gusts to 36. Not only did the wind pick up, but so did the temperature. It is now an unsettling 38F. The snow and ice are melting and it feels like spring to those of us that have dealt with much lower temperatures for a while.
We're now over the hump and the end of our stay here is in sight. As such, my thoughts are often taken up with dreams of visiting South American cities and laying on South American beaches. Soon enough, those will become reality.
It makes for a long second half if you start dreaming too early.....
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