17 November, 2000
Still Here
The reporting time for our flight was supposed to be 7:30 am but in the morning it was postponed until 11. Soon after, the flight was cancelled for the day. A look outside revealed the reason. The falling snow along with the wind had reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile, a situation known as Condition 2. This is a disappointment but it is not an unusual occurrence. Waiting to travel is part of life in Antarctica.
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This view out the window toward the ice runway shows why we aren't flying today.
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Even though there are no penguins around McMurdo Station right now, I did find a few in the science library that were willing to pose. This is a male Emperor penguin and its chick. They are the largest of all penguin species standing over a meter tall. The male incubates its single egg through the frigid, dark austral winter while the female is frolicking in the ocean.
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The smaller Adelie penguin is displayed with one of its eggs. In the back is the larger Emperor egg. I don't think the fuzzy, multicolored chick is really an Adelie penguin.
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