What an Ending!

So close to the end and all things go wrong! Why?!

This is a semi rant, but I know that I cannot control things in the world. However, I’m still waiting!!

The Kiwis help out by transporting people to and from the Ice. The problem is they use a 757, like we fly normally commercially. These are not designed to land on snow, nor a compacted snow runway. They are called the “pizza cutter” because the wheels break through the runway surface and damage it. To repair it, it’s a minimum of 12 hours after the repair is complete. Depending on the size of the repair it could take several hours for dig out the old snow, put new snow in and compact it. Once that is done the 12 hour wait happens… or is supposed to happen.

The first 757 flight landed successfully. But the pilot wanted to take off south to north. So he taxied all the way down the runway putting holes in it. Six holes that needed repaired. they got repaired and the someone testing traction drove over the holes and broke them again. The following 757 did all the same things. So repairs were made again. then the next C-17 hit the same holes…

More over I was bumped from my flight due to overbooking. So I’m delayed a day (better be just a day!) departing the Ice. On top of that I finally got sick!! So I’ve been trying to pack and nap when I can in order to get over the sickness and get my shit together without overdoing it! AND my roommates partied last night, coming in and out of the room drunk and being shit-heals!! What else… I think that all the nonsense.

But, I’m so ready to get home. It’s been a great time here, but as I mentioned before I miss nature and the people I have in my life. So soon, better be soon, I’ll be heading out and flying home!!

All-in-all I am doing well and happy and just ready. I’m ready for warm weather and sunshine, even though I am heading to colder temperatures than I experienced here (for the most part)! I am ready for friends, acquaintances and catching up with everyone. I am ready for food other than stuff that’s been reconstituted or frozen for a decade (the food here has actually been very good)!! Fresh food is something we rarely get here, and I didn’t realize how good it is until it’s not there! Apparently, I took a lot of things for granted. So being here was a great eye opener. Which won’t last, because once I have everything at my fingertips again it’ll just be normal!

But ya, sorry if this is all over the map. Concentration is difficult at the moment. I will see you all soon though. And we will get together and have a great time talking about all the things we experienced over the last five months… or six.