![SPOTbladders](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_500,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000237/news_attachment.file_.b4a7ff0c0d04e6be.323031387765656b35315f73706f74322e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b4a7ff0c0d04e6be.323031387765656b35315f73706f74322e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
The second South Pole Overland Traverse (SPOT) arrived and toured the IceCube Lab last week. Defueling the SPOT bladders can be a rough job, especially if the weather’s bad. IceCube winterover Benjamin helped out, operating the pumphouse to transfer the 110,000 gallons of fuel (yes! it’s a lot) from the traverse into the station’s storage tanks. Benjamin also helped park a Herc, below—here under skies that couldn’t have been clearer. The IceCube detector was well behaved, leaving plenty of time for gingerbread baking and decorating.
![directaHerc](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_500,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000236/news_attachment.file_.aca3f8b4d1f12fd0.323031387765656b35315f6675656c734d61727368616c6c696e672e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.aca3f8b4d1f12fd0.323031387765656b35315f6675656c734d61727368616c6c696e672e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
![Kathringingerbread](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_563,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000235/news_attachment.file_.8d9f548692900119.323031387765656b35315f4b61746872696e47696e6765726272656164486f7573652e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.8d9f548692900119.323031387765656b35315f4b61746872696e47696e6765726272656164486f7573652e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)
![ICLgingerbread](https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_563,c_scale/q_auto/v1608000234/news_attachment.file_.8e0deef9d54601a9.323031387765656b35315f69636c47696e67657262726561642e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.8e0deef9d54601a9.323031387765656b35315f69636c47696e67657262726561642e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA)