It's been a very lovely Sunday, indeed... brunch, church, rugby game, penguins and beautiful weather! At 3:00 I boarded Ivan the Terrra bus and rode out past the Kiwi base to watch the anual McMurdo vs. New Zealand rugby match. Aparently, this year marks 8 years and running since the US team has actually scored a single point against the Kiwis... hmmm must be the haka. I'd like to see them take us in a baseball game. The match was well played and very entertaining as the ice/snow field made for a lot slipping and sliding. There was only one serious injury and it will probably just take a few stitches above the eye to set things right again. When I asked my roommate (who played in the game) how he thought it went, his reply was, "well, we lost the game, but we won the after-party." Oh boy, glad I passed on that one.

After a long walk back, a quick dinner and a lovely phone conversation with my fiance, I headed down to Hut Point to see the ice breaker that docked up during the game today and the flock of Adelies that have been taking up residence in McMurdo. The penguins are great fun to watch and are very curious as well. They are not shy of humans at all and were weaving in and out of conversation circles and groups of people sitting about the beach, it seems as though they wanted ALL the attention. They also seem to like picking up rocks and setting them down in new locations for some reason... I haven't quite figured that one out yet.

~G

PS Larson, you should see about bringing St. Andy's down to the ice, I bet they could take those Kiwis... even if they can't haka.