1/4/2010 Day 15: Back to the real life!

The C-17 that will bring us back to New Zealand landed at around 4am, which means we had to pack and be ready for boarding since 1am waiting for the plane at a cold terminal building near the ice runway. Although all of us looked very tired, we (at least, I) were very happy to be back to civilization. It's been quite an experience - hard work both at the Pole and field camp.Well, from now on, system maintenance and data analysis will await all the team members after we get back to the States.
 

 

 

The C-17 cabin en route to Christchurch, New Zealand where the exhausted passengers laid on the cabin floor. Some soldier even prepared sleeping bags for more comfortable sleep.