Antarctic Stop 2: EGAR Rothera Research Station
Skyvector lacks a few (probably more like many) Antarctic destinations, so our flight plan requires some superfluous entries to generate a usable plot…
It felt as if we were on another world…
A fly-over of EGAR Rothera is in order to give the residences notice of our imminent landing…
Shortly after this picture was taken (shot by a sailor who shared it with us later), an undesirable bounce forced us to push hard on the wheel brakes to get her stopped…
Local time was 1828, making it well over a 12-hour long day for crew and passengers. We’re all looking forward to a hot cup of tea and a good night’s rest. The Rotherians can’t wait to raid our pantry in the morning.
