I got my gear from the airport yesterday – a whole pallet, which just fitted onto the truck. It’s fun driving on the icy roads with $40,000 worth of gear in the back.
People have been incredibly helpful so far! I got some lab space in a corner and there is always somebody to ask for a tool, advice,… Started setting up and after a long day a beautiful Aurora stretching across the night sky led me home!
I started sampling today (air and snow) and learned a lot about snow stratigraphy, when a French colleague dug a trench and gave us a rundown of its most important features. I sampled the wind packed top layer afterwards.
Btw – you can follow the whole OASIS campaign at http://www.oasishome.net/blog!
