Things here at Palmer are bustling these days. Turnover of station to the winter crew has everyone in the throes of trainings; Fire Team, OSAR, Fuel Spill response, station protocol and job specific training. Since there are so few people here, everyone has a lot of outside duties such as fire fighting, working at the store, cleaning bathrooms. The list goes on.
The days are getting shorter and the brash ice has been thick and heavy the past few days. The summer folks are abuzz with travel plans and the winter crew is finding their favorite chairs, movie nights and forming relationships. We have been having a lot of Ocean Search and Rescue exercises on the water during the work day so I have tried to take some time in the back yard. The station is situated at the foot of a glacier and hikes up it offer great views as well as a chance to get away from the small universe that contains our daily lives.
Anyone interested in seeing a cool video of our glacier calving click here.
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OSAR training is like nookie: it's a lot of work, it's better with friends, you get wet, there's always something new to be learned, the wildlife is amazing, and I'm always glad I did it afterwards.
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