It’s been a very long time since I’ve shown up here. I don’t know what to say other than COVID.

Nothing has been quite the same since all of that began. I was less busy and had more time to write & shoot photos. And I clearly didn’t make the best use of that time. It feels like we’re all coming out of hibernation this year and trying to find our new rhythms & routines.

I’m still working in Antarctica, but I’ve moved over to managing a different station on the Antarctic Peninsula. That’s where I am now and for the next few months. It’s a gorgeous place and feels like the tropics compared to South Pole. It rained today. Which is an odd thing to experience in Antarctica.

In the Neumayer Channel at the end of the long trip to Palmer Station via the Drake Passage.

I feel lucky to be working at this amazing station. I had a good run working at the South Pole starting in 2002. But it’s exciting to be working somewhere a little warmer, with wildlife and incredible views. When it comes to the Oceans vs. Mountains debate, I’m OceanOceanOcean. Mountains are wonderful but OceanOceanOcean! So this feels like a great place to be. AND there are mountain views on a clear day.

The Neumayer Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula.

I don’t totally know what comes next for this languishing blog, or my new half-finished classes or the photography projects that have been sitting not-quite-finished for three years now. But something new will be coming to this space soon…

Arthur Harbour. This is the view out my office window. If I stand on my tip toes.

All photos shot with iPhone 13 Pro. Because that’s how lazy I’ve become:)