Today I roped Jessica into going on a hike with me. Most of the hikes around base you can do on your own, but company is always nicer and in case of injury or falling from a great height . . . . well you get the idea.
The day was warmer than most, meaning we had Big Reds on but unzipped, and the sun hung in the horizon most of the excursion time. Hut Loop is a trail that goes to hut point (there is actually a historical hut there) and then up the jagged cliff rock face to the top (amazing views the whole time)
McMurdo Base from Hut Loop
and then along the mountain tops near several golf ball observation sites and then back down on the road into town.
The whole trip took us around 2 hours and we had great fun snapping pictures and feeling our hearts bursting from hour chests with the thin air and higher altitude. Not to mention an excess of trips to the dessert bar (I speak for myself on these matters, Jessica is entirely innocent). Once we got back, pink cheeked but lazy with accomplishment, she warmed up with a mug of hot chocolate while I munched down on a bowl of yogurt and berries. (Did you know we make our own yogurt here. Think Greek yogurt but a little more chunky) It's really good stuff and I'm just know finding this out.
Oh, Oh, saw two seals today. Real ones. They came up through a crack in the ice and were laying around. Big excitement on base, with everyone taking pictures. It was a pup with their parent. Not sure male or female, but the assumption was it as the mom. Yeah, real wild life! Now if I could just see a penguin . . . .
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