Emperor penguins rule the ice!

The emperors are so beautiful, slow walkers/ waddlers and can be a little grumpy sometimes if you invade their space.
Borrowed these shots from a fellow coworker on base. They were so great - had to share!

Trying to stow away as cargo on one of our planes heading back to New Zealand?

people pix

Paul with one of his co-workers, Wade , whom also played Santa with a Jimmy Buffett flair at our station wide Christmas party held at the vehicle maintenance facility (VMF) . They fix and work on everything from normal 4wd pickups to the super huge construction cranes, dozers, plows and snow cats etc...
Me and a couple of the girls- Krista and Lizzy at our retro dance party/ prom feb. 1 2007.
My borrowed orange mumu type 70's dress was baddddddd, how I longed for my disco vibe pantsuit from Gunny or my plush (not!) white BASC style faux fur and matching rhinestone trimmed orange dress.

Cruising the Ross Sea w/ whales

U.S. Coast Guard Polar Sea with Mt. Erebus volcano in the background. Most on the station including us ! got to ride on the ship out to open water.. and wildlife watch along the way.
Paul (lower row, 3rd from the right) and his fellow linehandlers- help the Polar Sea and other ships moor at our ice pier.
Close up shot at the Orca whales we saw while out on the Polar Sea. We also saw mickee whales, seals, and skua birds. So So great!
From the bow of the ship looking west out to sea and open water.