Day 40- November 19th

Day 40- November 19^th

Today was the first truly beautiful day.  32 degrees and very little wind. I was able to leave Big Red behind and wear just my fleece.

We had not 1 but 2 Medical Evacuations. 1 was for a gal who had her leg pinned and crushed by a Weddell seal she was studying.

Weddell Seals are not tiny, graceful seals. They are giant, huge, cumbersome ice slugs that can weigh a ton.

Hand turkeys were also on the list of assignments and things to do during our shift. It’s traditionally mandatory that everyone represent and make one. The funniest thing was written by my boss Pete, on the flight board.

“I’m sorry…we can’t support your medevac… we’re busy making hand turkeys.”

Of course he was joking, but it was used to relieve some tension from a few stressful situations that happened during the day.

My hand turkey of course could not be a run of the mill normal hand turkey. Mine must be different, be attention seeking, be creatively original. Be a – PEACOCK. That’s right. I painstakingly colored my turkey to look like a peacock. I called it a Peakey or turcocky. Everyone likes it.