The plane that came to pick up about half of the winter crew and bring us back to 'civilization' (aka 24/7 internet and pizza) had to fly over twice before it was able to touch down because the visibility at the pole was minimal. We all thought there was no way that it would land and the flight would boomerang but somehow it did. I was able to marshall in my own flight and then board it after many goodbyes and few tears which I admit I couldn't entirely blame on the 16 knots winds.
Three hours later we touched down on willy field in spectacularly clear and beautiful weather.
Erebus was amazingly clear and seeing mountains again was amazing.
The weather was majestic for a few hours and then started to cloud in. We are forecasted to have bad weather for the next few days and it looks like I will be stuck here until Monday, but that is alright the observation tube under the ice is open and the (positive) 10 degree (F) weather is amazingly warm. I only needed a flannel and some leggings under my pants to be comfortable outside.
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