There is never any doubt it will be a white Christmas. Yet Tis also a long ways from home for many, so the satellite phone may get some very good use.

Turkeys are few and far between, pumpkin pies just a bit outside the realm, but Vinson Base Camp Manager Larry Holmgren does cook up a mean Apple Pie and cream still in supply so the dessert course will be very close to home for some of us.

A bit of blank space on our Union Glacier mast allows for the tailoring of Christmas messages, or just lettering in your home town, to remind others just how far away you are.