![Click to enlarge](img/th_5691.jpg) | Cheese! Note how they point out that all the cheese is imported. No penguin derived cheese for us. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5692.jpg) | Me and cheese. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5693.jpg) | Marie and Chris head down to the ice runway to start our hike. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5694.jpg) | Looking back at McMurdo from the road to the Ice Runway. The hills in the background are Arrival Heights. |
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(3162x1272, 2330.19 kb) A view of McMurdo from the ice shelf south of town. Arrival Heights is at left. Crater Hill is just right of centre. At right you can make out the Gap between the Fortress Rocks and the slopes of Ob Hill.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5697.jpg) | Further out. McMurdo with Erebus in the background. Crater Hill is at right. White Dome and Grey Dome can be seen atop Arrival Heights. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5698.jpg) | Walking the trail. The Ice Runway is on the horizon at right. In the distance is the Royal Society Range. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5699.jpg) | Marie leads the way. Marie was out in front for most of the hike and set a good pace. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5700.jpg) | Scott Base coming into view on Pram Point. In the distance is Mount Terror. Erebus is just visible at left. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5701.jpg) | The back side of Ob Hill, with Cape Armitage at left. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5702.jpg) | Taking a water break near the pressure ridges. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5703.jpg) | Looking back southwards at the mainland. A prominent superior mirage can be seen at the base of the Royal Society Range. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5704.jpg) | The water bottle I was carrying eventually developed a sufficient layer of ice to prevent me from opening it. Fortunately I had a second, warmer bottle in my parka. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5705.jpg) | A view of Scott Base from the ice. The ever-present Erebus is behind. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5706.jpg) | Wind blown snow, pressure ridges and White Island. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5707.jpg) | A number of small cracks crossed the trail near the ice-rock transition. Note the black flags. Soon this route will be closed. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5708.jpg) | Another small crevasse in the middle of the path. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5709.jpg) | Looking back at the pressure ridges from the road to Scott Base. The Willy Field road can be seen heading off to the left in the foreground and then turning and heading back to the right beyond the pressure ridges. In the distance is Mount Terror. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5710.jpg) | Looking down at the pressure ridges. The LDB Camp at Willy Field can just be made out on the horizon at right. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5714.jpg) | Playing some rugby outside the dorms. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5715.jpg) | Inside the Coffee Shop/Wine Bar after watching the movie. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5717.jpg) | BLAST's LDB solar arrays. These arrays power the CSBF's electronics. |