If my entries for the past couple of weeks seem sparse, I blame it on the internet. Our satellite connection here at the South Pole is limited. Speed is okay, but we only have connectivity to the outside world for a brief window each day when the satellites we use bounce above the horizon line just long enough for us to send and receive signals from them.

Unfortunately, the current satellite window falls precisely within the hours that I sleep. Fortunately, the window changes a little bit every day (four minutes earlier) so very soon the connection will start up before I go to bed. Then, updates!

As for now, some good news. I’ve fixed the links to pictures below so that those of you not on Facebook can see them. Mistake on my part - sorry for the error. Hopefully (as the satellites improve) I’ll get some comments added to the photographs as well. Also, I’ve added a couple of links to other Antarcticans who are writing - some of them much more frequently than I. Ethan the Good is one of our science technicians and a fellow with me on our emergency response teams - he’s in charge of the fire brigade. Neal the Action Nerd is also one of our science techs but since he just finished a winter here he may not be updating his website until he gets back in February. Finally, the South Pole News link heads to a website kept up by a former Polie, Bill Spindler. There are links to further information, current news, and archived history galore at his site.