In late September 2010, I was given the opportunity to travel accross the world and work on the McMurdo Science Station in Ross Island, Antarctica. Durning my time on the ice, I will be working as an apprentice electrician, while attending school online, and ultimately trying to keep my sanity! I started this blog to keep in touch with my family and friends while I'm away. This is my story...
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Aftershocks!
Since I have been here in Christchurch there have been two earthquakes! The first happened about an hour or so after I arrived in the hotel, which I found out today was a 5.0. This one was the bigger of the two, and shook my room pretty good, but lasted for just a few seconds. The second, which felt a little smaller, happened just a few mins ago. Apparently there was a huge 7.0 quake that hit here not too long ago, and they are still experiencing these aftershocks. There is still a lot of damage that can be seen around town from the bigger quake, and even here in my hotel room there are cracks running up and down the corners of the walls. Must not be too big of a deal, otherwise I would imagine they would have evacuated me by now. Well time to get ready for tomorrow, ice flight leaves at 6:00am.
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