Hello from McMurdo Station, Antarctica

**Dr Mac** · 11th June 10, 07:05 AM

from Bryan/College Station!

**mrtackytn** · 11th June 10, 07:09 AM

Welcome to X-Marks - from Music City, USA - Nashville, TN !!
I would be happy to share the "warmth" with you - we are already
in the mid 90's here - and it's not "officially" summer yet !!

**DirtDiver_76** · 11th June 10, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by xman

You're not foolin' me. That picture was taken months ago.

I'd suggest The Art of Kilt Making, but ... heh ... I doubt your postal delivery is very good there, especially at this time of year.

Stay healthy, eh!

X

You're right that was months ago. The last physical contact with the rest of the world left in early March. Next post isn't scheduled until September.
Here's a more accurate picture

**Mike_Oettle** · 11th June 10, 01:21 PM

Hi, Craig — I salute your spirit of enterprise! You will have to post pictures of your parachute kilt when it is made.
And when you get back to civilisation, you will qualify to purchase an Antarctic kilt!
I see that McMurdo Station is on the far side of Antarctica from my part of the world — if I were to fly there direct, I would have to miss the South Pole slightly on the Australian side.
The city where I live, Port Elizabeth, shares with Cape Town the distinction of being the southernmost in Africa — southernmost city, that is.
And about halfway between there is a small cathedral town called George (well, not only is it still a town, but it has the smallest cathedral in the Southern Hemisphere).
There are places further south, but not substantial settlements. The southernmost tip of Africa is at Cape Agulhas — the name is Portuguese for needles, because compass needles go crazy round there, for some reason.
The southernmost piece of South Africa, however, is in the Sub-Antarctic, two islands known as the Prince Edward Island group. One is Prince Edward, the other Marion. South Africa has a weather station on Marion, and also one on the Antarctic rock in Queen Maud Land.
Ironically, the islands are included (for administrative purposes) in the Pretoria magisterial district. So the southernmost district of South Africa is headquartered in its northern half.
We also have a weather station on British territory, on Gough Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha group.
In theory we pay one peppercorn rent a year to Britain for the base area, but I have heard talk that the current regime has been forgetting to pay!
Your New Zealand neighbours use stamps inscribed Ross Dependency, but I imagine you fellows from the US just use US postage stamps.
Regards,
Mike

**L. Ramsay** · 11th June 10, 01:37 PM

from the Mojave Desert (though technically I'm away from it atm).

I really don't have anything pithy to say about your location, but thumbs up to you. Thats definitely the most interesting location I could imagine apart from the International Space Station.