Jonathan Eisch’s Weblog

Christmas day is looking pretty good. I’ll tell you about Christmas eve when the faster satellite comes up.
-Jonathan

Hi again.
It’s been another busy day of work, started off with three false fire alarms. The alarms here are different from most places. Over a loudspeaker, a man’s voice comes on, saying “A fire emergency has been detected in the building” or something like that. I was sleeping at the time of […]

The satellites that give us high speed internet access only come up around 1:00am, local time. So to be able to use them (and get things done, as the case may be) you have to stay up late. That’s what I’m doing today.
Today, I finally got everything I needed to get some major […]

You never really think about how much food a small base like this eats in a week, until you’re part of the line of people unloading it from pallets onto the service elevator (which is 15m away, and up about 7 steps). But it’s all worth it….Crab Legs!

Well, today started off bright and early with a trip out to the SPASE shack. A little building about a kilometer away from the main station, where the hardware for the SPASE array is housed, along with the computer that we use to monitor and control the electronics that are part of the prototype […]

Hi again,
Well, as interesting as yesterday was, today wasn’t. Granted, I did get a bit done. I got my e-mail accounts working. (Jonathan.Eisch@usap.gov is the best address to use for the time I’m at the pole. After that, just use the normal addresses) I also got a few things done […]

If you’re not taking a look at the “comments” after the main posts, you’re missing out. I’ve been responding to questions and such there, so they might interest you.
-Jonathan

Hi All!
I’m finally at the pole (got here around noon local time, 8 hours ago) and I’m having a great time. The flight went very well (we made it the first try), and the scenery was beautiful. I was even in the cockpit for takeoff. The view from the cockpit wasn’t all […]

I just got my bags weighed and checked for the flight out tomorrow for the Pole. I’ll be leaving at 7:15 local time (ten hours from now.) I’m not quite sure how long the flight to the pole is, but I think it takes a while (I’m on a C-130 again, so it’s […]

Hi All,
After a calm (but very noisy) 8 hour flight aboard a C-130 cargo plane, I have arrived at McMurdo station, my last stop on my trip to the south pole. It has been very nice to get out of the ECW gear (Extreme Cold Weather gear) and into some normal bluejeans and t-shirt. […]