I peaked out of my tent today expecting to see a white out. I was pleasantly surprised to see the sun. The wind was still blowing but had calmed down from last night. I had to put my earplugs in last night in order to sleep; the wind was rattling the tent walls so much it was impossible to sleep. Since the wind was still blowing today I decided not to do my radar pit and to take my turn as the House Mouse. The House Mouse is the person who does the camp dishes, helps the cooks, cleans the bathrooms, vacuums the dinning room, makes coffee, etc. Everyone at Summit has one day when they have to do the House Mouse choirs. I did mine today since the weather in the morning was not ideal to have the radar electronic out in. Mousing also gave me another day to rest a bit and be indoors with warm hands from the dishwater. Here is a picture of the Big house where you House Mouse.
Didn’t really need to be warmed up much today. The temps hit –5 C or 25 F. This is really warm for Summit. The sun stayed out all day and the winds quit around noon. It was a beautiful day. After I had finished my choirs for the day I went for a ski. Here is a picture.
I will sleep well tonight and dig a two-meter pit in the morning. I set the radar sled up this afternoon, so it is all ready to go. I am excited to finally be starting on my science. I got an update from Dan today. He is feeling better and will leave Thule on a flight for the US on Friday.
The cooks made some incredible peanut butter pie for dessert tonight. It was so good I just had another piece to keep me warm tonight though I doubt I will need it with all the sun.
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