Things are settling into a routine now. Days off, laundry, when I go to the gym, etc. Today we had SUNSHINE-big blue skies with the almost full moon up. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. We keep getting compliments for the baked goods-which is very nice for the ego. Of course, then we get blamed for the extra poundage folks pack on.
The folks who are leaving in October because they've been here all winter, or even longer, are all talking about where they'll be in a month. Lots of warm beaches are mentioned. When the new group arrives at "Mainbody", when the majority of the scientists get here, it will be a whole new ballgame. The population will almost triple in two weeks of daily flights from NZ, and the whole place will feel crowded.
We went on a tour of the food storage facilities today. There are three BIG warehouses, one frozen, one warm and one just unheated. In the freezer there are hundreds and hundreds of of crates 6' cubed, some on shelves and many of them all stacked up on top of each other. What ever happens, don't want an ingredient that's at the bottom of the stack-it will not be unearthed until we eat our way through the pile on top of it. In theory a new storage facility is an A list priority, but the NSF has very little money, so we don't expect to see it any time soon. The other 2 warehouses are pretty much more of the same. And because of the difficulties in finding stuff, sometimes it gets lost for a long time. There was a case of buckets of corn syrup. It dates from 1996, and has been frozen and thawed so many times it looks like expanded foam insulation. I stated categorically that I would NOT bake with it, so they could heave it aside any time. Ben- the guy in charge, agreed.
Well, just about bedtime, so check for new pics later this week!