It is lightly snowing today, but calm and fairly nice outside. Not warm, but pleasant with my nice warm coat, gloves and hat. So, I took a short walk down to Scott's hut. It was the first hut used by Scott's 1901-04 expeditions when the ship
Discovery became stuck in the ice in McMurdo sound. The hut is remarkably well preserved for being made of wood and for being so old. There is a seal carcass outside the hut that is still there from the expedition that used the blubber. It is not rotting due to the cold temperatures and lack of bacteria. It is a short walk from McMurdo and there are many Weddell seals lying on the ice sunbathing nearby.
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| Scott's hut |
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| Seal carcass |
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| Beautiful sunset. In about two weeks it will be daylight 24hrs per day so I am enjoying the view now. |
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| Scott's hut with McMurdo behind it |
I know your enjoying your time . . . Well i would come & visit when you get back home! cause we didn't even know you were leaving
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