Wednesday, 12.12.2007: Finally we come very close to the continent of Antarctica and the ice-cover is almost complete. It is that much light outside, that you can barely have a look out of the window without using sun glasses with high UV-protection, otherwise you would risk "snow
blindness" and sun-blocker to avoid heavy sun-burn within minutes. At the moment we are even stuck in the ice and Polarstern slowly goes backwards to accelerate again and ram the ice. It is still about 200 nautical miles to go to Neumayer-Station. I really look forward to have a walk on the ice and to visit this station, which, during next year, will be deconstructed completely to be substituted by a new one.
I am fine so far. Unfortunately I have a little cold and a throat-ache, but that is nothing. We started lab-work and I am preparing to give a talk in the daily seminar. There are also already ongoing Christmas-preparations but I avoid being involved. I don't like these things too much.
Yesterday Matilda organised a Party in the "Zillertal" in honour of "Lucia", the saint of the blind and the light. This tradition is celebrated in Scandinavian countries every year on the shortest day to welcome the light. Also yesterday, the doctor gave a lecture on secure behaviour in the
Antarctic and in the ice. Really nasty things can happen because of high radiation levels, magnetic storms, extreme changes in weather or e.g. cracks in the ice.
blindness" and sun-blocker to avoid heavy sun-burn within minutes. At the moment we are even stuck in the ice and Polarstern slowly goes backwards to accelerate again and ram the ice. It is still about 200 nautical miles to go to Neumayer-Station. I really look forward to have a walk on the ice and to visit this station, which, during next year, will be deconstructed completely to be substituted by a new one.
I am fine so far. Unfortunately I have a little cold and a throat-ache, but that is nothing. We started lab-work and I am preparing to give a talk in the daily seminar. There are also already ongoing Christmas-preparations but I avoid being involved. I don't like these things too much.
Yesterday Matilda organised a Party in the "Zillertal" in honour of "Lucia", the saint of the blind and the light. This tradition is celebrated in Scandinavian countries every year on the shortest day to welcome the light. Also yesterday, the doctor gave a lecture on secure behaviour in the
Antarctic and in the ice. Really nasty things can happen because of high radiation levels, magnetic storms, extreme changes in weather or e.g. cracks in the ice.
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