Members
of our team got a lot of questions about what we did during the holidays
being so far from family and friends. Our team consisting of Kirk
Miller, Amber Roche, Josh Koch, Shannon Horn, and myself either flew
or hiked to the Lake Hoare camp where we met up with camp manager
Rae Spain, assistant camp manager Heidi Hausman, and the glacier team
of Hassan Basagic and Liz Bagshaw. Rae and Heidi organized the festivities.
They included the making and decorating of gingerbread cookies and
a house as well as the transformation of the main hut of the camp
into “Chez Hoare” suitable for a delicious candlelit meal.
In the land of the midnight sun, this conversion required some additional
effort. The day was topped off by a gift exchange and listening to
carols broadcast from McMurdo Station over the high frequency radio.
Photos by Hassan, Kirk, and Liz show the days events.