kylepus

Dear Noir,

I had the greatest time last night!

Kay had a rough day at work, so I decided that we needed to go for a long walk, to help cool her off, and to talk about next years Penguin Fisting Festival. Details on that later.

So after Neel left for work, we headed out the door. Our first stop was to Roll Cage Mary. Kay told me she was erected in the Navy days, after a loader fell through the Ice, and took it's occupant so far down below, they never did manage to recover the body. We scrambled up a rather steep hill to get to her. The view was breath taking, and we hung out with the Virg for a bit. Nice lady. Anyway, we watched the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, the Polar Sea, wayyy off in the distance.

Then Kay gave me a piggy back ride down the hill, but not before breaking the treaty, and nearly mowing down on a nesting Skua. No kidding! Kay managed to put the breaks on before we got pecked to death, but the bird was mean and pissed! I laughed a lot. Kay blamed me for putting my arms around her eyes while going down the hill. I didn't think I covered her up that bad, but at the speed she was going down the hill, I was a little scared.

We managed to get down the hill without further incident. So to celebrate our victory, we went up another hill to Vince's Cross on Hut Point. The cross was too tall for Kay to put me on, so I had to sit on the ground. I think Kay is going to ask Neel to accompany us next time. He's tall enough to ride that ride. Anyway, it was amazingly white, and I could see the Royal Society Mountains across the way. There were also visual phenomenas known as Fata Morganas. Kay said it's a fancy word for a mirage. She wasn't kidding. It really did look like there was a rock face off in the distance. I bet that has made a fool of more than just one person.

I decided to hop in Kay's pocket for the ride down the hill after the Skua incident. Kay said she didn't blame me, and she wished I had big enough pockets for her to fit into! She's silly.

Kay took me to Discovery Hut and took a picture of me there. You can still smell the horses from the expedition! Gross, but in a cool way of gross. Hard to believe horse stench can last that long! Anyway, I read the plaque to her. I bet if they had an octopus on the expedition they wouldn't have died.

While we were down at the hut, we saw some penguins! We did not get that close to them, because Kay has been bent on trying not to break the treaty. That, and she's scared as shit either a Skua or Adelie might snag me while she's taking a photo. Anyway, some of the Adelies were being really funny. We watched them for a few hours actually. It's easy to forget time when the weather is nice here. We listened to the sound of the Ice Shelf cracking (I think it was about 40 degrees ABOVE), and the sqwaking of the penguins. It was a good time. The penguins wouldn't cross the ship lines on the wharf, and got really bent out of shape that they were there. So I heckled them a bit. I asked Kay if mocking penguins was part of the treaty, she told me to mock them 'til my heart's content. So I did. I included a photo of an Adelie that Jeff took. Kay might consider making him a Fisty the Penguin mascot. Don't ask.

I finally told Kay I was getting tired, so we walked back home. She did manage to get better photos of me on the McMurdo sign, if I do say so myself. I was wondering who the sexy octopus was, then I realized it was me! Vanity, thy name is Kylepus.

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Kylepus


Me at Vince's Cross on Hut Point.


I gaze at the polar sea in the distance.


I discover the Discovery Hut.


I visit Roll Cage Mary and ask for her telephone number.


I get blessed anyway.


I hate power lines.


I heckle penguins.


I look into the beyond.


Official at Mactown.


Polar Sea and Oden.


Readingpus.


More penguins!