-40 deg F/-40 deg C

The work went fast with Tom and I marking all the boxes 1, 2 or 3 according to the flight they are on, and Lou directing Greg from the South Pole Cargo department using a fork lift to move the things Tom and I couldn't manage.  We have several boxes weighing over 300 pounds (136 kg) full of new parts for the vehicles.  The large tent for the workshop space weighs over 3000 pounds (1360 kg) all by itself!  Altogether, we are taking 21,000 pounds (9500 kg) of cargo to
Camp Winter (this includes the 9 of us, and our clothing, and the extra pounds we've gained eating in the galley everyday).  It's no wonder Lou, Tom and I were a little sore and tired last night.  But with Greg's help, we were able to get it all sorted and ready for the flights starting tomorrow.  Now we just need to get it into the plane...

Everything is going well at Camp Winter for John, Glen, Kjetil, Svein, Einar and Rune.  It is indeed colder and windier there right now, but they've started up all the modules (the kitchen, living and workshop), and have gotten Jack started.  We are looking forward to joining them soon, and getting the real work started (well, and mostly being done sorting cargo for a little bit at least).

The workshop tent, in pieces, waiting to be flown out to Camp Winter.  The rest of the cargo behind it is all ours as well. Photo: Zoe Courville