It was a pretty nice day here in Mactown and I decided to stroll out to Hut Point to see if I could catch a glimpse of the ice breaker, The Polar Sea. Sure enough, she was there out on the horizon, pretty far off still, but I bet it will be in town by the time I get back next week.

I have also been poking around some of the melt pools above McMurdo and have noticed a variety of algae growing at different depths. I think I'll do a bit of sampling when I get back and see if I can discover any new species back at the lab... haha.

~G