Although Thanksgiving was on the 26th, McMurdo Station did not celebrate it until the 28th. We actually received an extra day off for Thanksgiving, also on the 28th. WooHoo, two days off this week.
Saturday morning there was the annual 5K Turkey Trot. I participated in this. It was a little chilly out and on the run out I was definitely on the cold side, especially my hands. My legs were cold too, but that was probably on account of the shorts I was wearing. Just me and one other guy were only wearing shorts on and not shorts with tights or a baselayer at least. It was a fun run though and a fair amount of people turned out. I still need to find out my time...I think I may have made the top 10 finishers.
Thanksgiving meal was great...Best overall meal yet. Funny thing was that the Turkey was maybe the worst part. For the main meal, We had green bean casserole (with fried onions on top), biscuits with honey butter, mashed potatoes and gravy, potatoes and yams, corn casserole/pudding, beef roast, turkey, cranberry sauce, okra, and King Crab. The King Crab was delicious...
The turkey was a combination of pieces from a whole turkey they cooked but also what is called turkey loaf...which is kind of halfway between turkey lunch meat and the regular whole turkey. It is basically turkey smashed and formed into a loaf form and then cut into big slices. Its not bad, but its not the real thing. Consistency is different.
Desserts were all out as well- Parfaits, truffles, pumpkin pie, chocolate-covered strawberries, some kind of mousse, etc.
We had to sign up for a meal time, because there are not enough seats for everyone to eat at once, so they spread the attendees at 3, 5, and 7 PM. I ate at 3 PM with my roommates. After I volunteered to help in the kitchen. I thought for sure I would be washing dishes, but I got lucky and was put in to help in the bakery. I helped kneed and something else bread that was to be baked for sanwich bread for the week, roll dough for peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, and prepare parfaits for the Thanksgiving desserts.
Then later at midnite there was a meal primarily for the night shift workers, but also after the first half hour for anyone else. I went back for meal 2 and had some turkey and King Crab again... "Today was a good (meal) day." [Ice Cube, I think]
Happy Late Thanksgiving All!
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