SummerAtSummit

Stayed up until about 3AM working to get some numbers out to my advisor and it’s pushing 4 as I type. It’s been a long night, but I almost feel like I’ve shifted back into the weather gig where I was working rotating shifts. The sun, as usual, is up right now and I’m toying with the idea of staying up all day. Part of that may be due to the 15 mph wind and -5F temp waiting for me outside…probably not a lot warmer in my tent right now. We had a little squall go through as I was walking back to the big house. When I got half way I couldn’t see the building in front of me or behind me, meaning visibility was briefly below 1/4 mile. Still feels strange for me to be experiencing this type of weather when almost everyone I know is sweating through summer.

Haven’t had a new photo in a couple days, so here’s one of the sun after I got back:

So talking about Greenland’s national holiday last time makes me think I should follow up on how it was handled up here. Unfortunately I missed out on the main event due to my need to work. I did get back to the Big House for dinner, which included lobster tails, center cut steaks, garlic mashed potatoes, and some other good stuff. This was a special meal, but we do eat real well up here on a daily basis. I haven’t gone around and taken notes on all the offerings, but I can show you what we had for dinner a week ago Friday (the day it was my turn to wash dishes and clean up around the place):

(apologies to the current camp cook, whom I caught off guard when she turned around to cut just as I snapped this photo) A wonderful roast on the left, potatoes and other veggies, some crusted tofu, a hot mushroom dish with pastry crust, and of course a big salad.

As for Saturday night, there was the typical fun and some more unusual stuff like hanging from the ceiling drinking out of a rubber chicken

Well maybe I’ll venture out into the cold after all. I figure a few hours of sleep would probably be a good idea since this will be a busy week. There are people leaving Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, but many more are coming on Tuesday. I heard there will be 50+ people here for a couple days and some Danes are still scheduled to pass through too. That’s it for now. Hope you’re well and feel free to let me know if that’s the case. -Jeff