Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maker 1960 Journal Oct. 31 Hallett Station, Cape Hallett, Antarctica. Arrived yesterday Oct. 30 at 12.40 P.M. I should before proceeding with a description of this station make a few notes on the trip down line day by day. Oct. 22. Sat. Left Travis Air Force Base at 10:30 A.M. via Mats. Flew to Honolulu, landed at Wilkam Field near Pearl Harbor. Actually landed at the civilian air strip nearby + topped for 15-20 minutes to the MATS Terminal at Wilkam. The flight took (10-10.5) hours. Landed after dark so that I saw nothing of the islands from the air. Honolulu was hot & humid, should have brought short-sleeved shirt + light pants for the stay. Left on next leg of journey the following day at 2:30 P.M. (Oct 23). Took a picture of field as we boarded or a couple from the air after take-off. The flight to Christchurch, New Zealand took 24 hours. We made 2 stops, at Canton Island & Fiji. Both stops were made after dark- so that I have no impression whatever of what the islands were like.