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frozen in icebergs, and along the shore to Marble Point & refueling. By the time we came home, the sun was out & the weather, long overcast, was clearing. There were gorgeous views of Ron Island. Erebus, Terra Mano, Terror. Castle Rock. Obr. Hill, Hut Point w its seals -- McMurdo. We returned at 6:10 just in time for the truck to drive us to dinner. A Mexican meal prepared by "the ladies of McM." Music began to play while we ate.

After dinner, feeling happy but free. I took off for the library --- found it completely empty of people, except a young enlisted man at the desk, (loadmaster in our NVL Herc). It is a good library w a great variety of paperbacks & hardbacks - reference vols. etc. Rooms are too hot, but it would be a great place to spend time. The boy said he would be there all the time if he was serving ^[[at McM]] (& not a librarian). Cannot understand the lack of use. We have now seen 3 attractive young librarian a black man, polynesian (?) girl, white man.

What a happy event it would have been had the rock been a meteorite. I never doubted it for months. I began to wonder when I saw Goodspeed's picture w lots of dark [[??]] and Turner's that showed a light interior

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viewed from the back. Yet the shape & form & size, and thumbprints, and color were about right, and I could honestly suppose it might be for real. But I'm not really disappointed. The trip to the site was exhilerating to me. It was indeed the hut built by Taylor & Debenbaum in 1911 - I think less than 40 people in the world have ever seen it: Let's count:

The Taylor party Nov. | 1911-12 | 4 men
The Nichols party Nov. } 1959 | 4 men
A NZ Party, Oct. | 1962 | 4 ?
Turner, Zeller, Dresshoff, & 3 helo pilots | 1967 | 5 men 1 woman
A NZ party boring the ice [[??]] (& pilots) | 1981 | 7 ?
Other helo pilots |  | 10 ?
Our party | 1981 | 3 men 1 woman 3 pilots

[[underlined]] A Grand Outing - [[/underlined]]

Ghislaine & Bob arrived home about 11:50. Had taken shuttle to Scott base ~ 9:00 - Had an uproarious time in the bar.