South Pole Recreation
by Steven Faulkner on Jan.28, 2009, under Antarctica
Today I wanted to post some pictures of what we do for fun here at the Pole. Not much time before work this morning, so I will be brief.
Here is where we eat. The Galley. Food is all served buffet style. For more on the food, see my previous post here.
The station also has a grow room for fresh vegetables. I usually go here to make telephone calls. It is quiet, there is a couch, and best of all it has a normal humidity
There are two lounges on station where we watch movies and can play video games. The station has a pretty imense library of DVD’s, VHS, and even BetaMax.
One of the lounges also has a pool table
There is an arts and crafts room. I haven’t made it in there very much.
Twice a week I play some basketball in the Gym. Playing basketball at 10,000 ft is quite exhausting. The dry air also makes it difficult to breathe.
The last room rec room is a music room. They have some pretty nice music gear. Several Fender American guitars and a Gibson SG. They even have two carbon fiber acoustic guitars.
But, even with all the stuff to do, the drill crew spends a lot of time just sitting around, talking, and drinking.
