Back in the USSR/NZ!

Got back late last night with the final of the K020 team members. A real interesting trip full of all the typical Antarctic-ness you would expect..including

• Cargo not turning up
• Crap weather
• Helicopters not flying
• Helicopters not being able to carry enough weight
• Being asked not to talk to a NZ MP about climate change.
• A potential job offer
• Cutting our field season down by a third.

But in the end, we hit most of our science targets and found some interesting stuff. Next week I'll write more about what we found and the trials and tribulations we suffered.

Out of interest, the Curiosity rover Mars is currently doing sediment and grain size analysis on the Namib dune field it is skirting around.

Sol 1297 on Mars. Curiousity playing in the sand box (NASA/JPL-Caltech )

Compare it to some of the areas in the Victoria Valley we were working this season.

Sandy....

Ben, our trusty Nat Geo producer/cameraman. Dont go anywhere without one!