Spreading our wings South-bound, Antarctica
- paolabiologist
- Oct 23
- 1 min read
How does the Cold Dark Benthos team gets to McMurdo Station, Antarctica? Behold one of the few Ice Runways in the world: Phoenix Field!
On the early hours of the day, we made our way to the U.S. Antarctic Program Passenger Terminal, ran by the U.S. Navy. The check-in for the flight is slightly different, where while there's no limit to the number of checked bags, we get a weight cap of 85 pounds per person. This includes from our cold weather clothing to our cameras and dive gear. We even wore our cold weather exposure gear on the flight to be ready for the -20F ahead of us!
Aboard a C-17 military plane, we had a smooth 5 hour ride ahead of us, including a sneak peak on the pilot cabin.
Once we arrived, words cannot describe our excitement of seeing the eerie white ice shelf in contrast with the Royal Society Range mountains for the first time. After two years of trainings and weather delays, we made it to Antarctica!
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