Surviving and Thriving
SURVIVING AND THRIVING It's hard to imagine but we have been here at Mawson now for 7 weeks! Losing track of the time of day and the day of the week is quite common among us, especially now that the number of daylight hours is rapidly shortening. Currently sunrise is about 8:30am and sunset about 5:00pm. Come ANZAC Day our Dawn Service will begin at around 9:10AM! At least its more of a sleep in than those of you back home will get if you venture out for an ANZAC Day Dawn Service! Since we have arrived, one of the biggest things in our minds has been the much anticipated/dreaded Field Survival Training Trip. Each Expeditioner must venture forth with the Field Training Officer (FTO) to prove they can survive outside, overnight in the depths of an Antarctic night. Once this is achieved, you are allowed to head off station into the wilds for weekend leisure trips or "Jollies" as they are affectionately known. My trip arrived in due cou...