Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Happy New Year!!
2012 is upon us and the South Pole brought in the New Year in style. We had 4 awesome live bands (made up of super talented members of the South Pole community) that performed on New Years Eve until well past midnight, giving all on station a chance to dance the night away. Then on New Years day we had the traditional pole marker moving ceremony. Since the South Pole is located on an ice sheet that moves 30+ feet per year, the marker gets repositioned back to exactly 90° South every January 1st. It was definitely a New Years to remember and I feel fortunate to be here!
Loved the brassy sound of this band
This threesome (a scientist, a greenhouse tech and an IT geek by day) rocked the house with their high energy music
Katie drilling the hole at the actual South Pole for the new pole marker
The unveiling of the new marker, designed and created by last season's winterovers
A huddle of Polies watching the ceremony
The new pole marker's design was heavily influenced by the centennial with this side about Amundsen
And this side regarding Scott
And finally, a very cool look from above
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