Merry Christmas from the South Pole

Last night we had our Christmas dinner at the station, even though today is Christmas here. Along with the traditions of Race Around the World and the last LC-130 flight before Christmas having a "maintenance problem," it is one of the events that make Christmas special here.

Some pupus in the hallway before the meal. There are three meals to accommodate the stations population because the galley cannot seat everyone at once.














The galley all prettied up for the meal.















The menu. Sorry for the poor photo quality, but the lighting was pretty low.


















The meal. The cooks really go all out preparing for this meal, which is really impressive given the challenges of providing the usual meals up until the dinner, cooking at altitude with our limited ingredients, and preparing three dinners.