Thank you for the correction about shipping vs. flying. Of course I should have remembered that all that stuff comes in by sea.
My crack about trash on the ice was based on a couple of rusting oil drums we spotted on the sea ice a few miles north of the station. It could have been the kiwis! You are absolutely right that people have gotten much, much better about waste.
The cookies were amazing.
It was 11 degrees F on the day of my visit, which I also don't think is terribly cold. But it was quite windy out on the water, and my cabin mate (who made the comment) had never experienced below-freezing temperatures in his 66 years.
My crack about trash on the ice was based on a couple of rusting oil drums we spotted on the sea ice a few miles north of the station. It could have been the kiwis! You are absolutely right that people have gotten much, much better about waste.
The cookies were amazing.
It was 11 degrees F on the day of my visit, which I also don't think is terribly cold. But it was quite windy out on the water, and my cabin mate (who made the comment) had never experienced below-freezing temperatures in his 66 years.