Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maly 1960 Journal by going up the back slope. Total distance was close to a thousand feet I wound say. We found some active marts & saw a few petrels about the top. Finally got 2 birds & on the way down we got a second 2 more in the same burrow. Returned to base by 6:45 PM. Nov.22 Cape Hallett, Antarctica. Woke up at 10:00 or 20, wrote a few notes in the morning & made a round of the scenery after lunch. Spent the evening in some carpentry work (shelves again) and went to bed early enough. Radio communication is still out, a C-124 flew over about 3 PM and got a weather & runway report, but had no word on a plane. Nov.23 Cape Hallett, Antarctica: Awakened this morning to the announcement that a plane was 10 miles from the station. The camp was galvanized to action. The 8 or 9 people waiting to catch the plane were up & packed even before it landed. Keith twice had to get his return. A large quantity of mail was brought in a carton & shortly