Antarctica's Library at McMurdo Station

Current temperature at the Library:
 -26 F, chilly!

For the past couple of weeks we've been communicating via email with Marika our BFWP Antarctica connection. In these emails we ask questions and wonderful Marika sends answers.  The Little Sister wanted to know if there was ice skating at Mc Murdo Station, here is the answer:

"Dear Little Sister:  Sadly, there is no ice skating here, but it is because it would take a lot of effort and machinery to make a good, flat skating pond.  Also, I don't think anyone has any skates down here.  However, we have other fun things to do, like cross country and downhill skiing and sledding, with lots of equipment and skis and poles you can check out from the gear issue space.  And, believe it or not, some folks are getting together to make a curling rink, so if that looks good, maybe we can just shoe-skate on that rink?  I'll report back to you!" 

OK, so no ice skating but curling, maybe there can be an Antarctican on the USA Curling Team for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Our Big News:  

Photos of the Mc Murdo Station Library, 

thanks to Marika for taking them for us!  

We are thoroughly impressed!!

Very inviting, we love the... is that a dragon or a bird?

The Mom is curious about the plants, real or fake?

The Sisters are wondering if this is a really puffy coat or
if napping is allowed at the library...

We need to know more about this photo --we're wondering if
Marika realized she caught a library fairy in the shot...
More importantly, are there a lot of fairies (or are they angels)
on Antarctica?


Now, imagine what titles you'd like to see in this lovely library then click here and take the On Ice in Antarctica Challenge.