Summer season has begun—there were two flights in and out of the Pole last week. The first flight just stopped for refueling (below) after flying through South America on its way to McMurdo Station. But they left behind some fresh fruit (or “freshies,” as they call them)—a very welcome sight after 8 months of no fresh produce from the outside world. The same plane returned later in the week from McMurdo, bringing 14 new people to the South Pole and taking away 6 of the last season’s winterovers on its way back out.
