Palmer Station Winter 1993

a float afloat

This photo is extracted from the one hanging in the Palmer Station "Rogues Gallery"

bumper crop

[Dave Vella tells me that "Bill" was the resident sheathbill, and "Spot"
was a frozen USDA Prime whole hog that was, well, past its prime.]

The shorter NSF "winterover" list...
  ASA
Andrew Archer             Science technician
Ronnie Baltz              Materials person
Nicole Desaulniers        Assistant laboratory supervisor
Tom Galles                Power plant mechanic
James Meis                Communications
Gerald Ness               Station manager
Cory Peterson             Administrative
Gary Stone                Cook


Source: Antarctic Journal, June 1993

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