More incoming flights means more freshies! They get pretty excited at the Pole for almost any kind of fresh fruit or vegetable after going all winter without. Last week, in addition to the standard apples and oranges, the station was treated to pineapple, avocados, and garlic! Another activity that signals the start of summer season is all the shoveling! IceCube’s winterovers were busy last week out at the IceCube Lab, cleaning and organizing inside but also clearing the stairs and front decks of snow that has accumulated (windswept, not fallen) over the six months of winter. The image above is a sneak peek at the next South Pole marker, used to designate the location of the Geographic South Pole. The piece shown here, which will eventually be covered, has the signatures of all the current winterovers.
