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Probably the hardest lighter to get in the world.
Somewhere below the Antarctic circle, I catch Tatiana, the waitress from the port side dining room, in a moment of leisure.
This is the first time I've ever seen her off-duty. The galley crew on the Akademik Shokalskiy work twelve-hour days preparing, serving, clearing, and cleaning up after meals for fifty-six passengers, often in seas so bad that diners have to hold the edge of the table to keep from falling off their stools (which are prudently bolted to the floor).
I ask the cornered Tanya a few questions about her life on the ship, and she tells me she’s been working the Ross Sea circuit for the last six years.
“Is there anything you're still excited to see in Antarctica?”
“Yes. I would like to visit McMurdo.”
“Really? You want to see the American base?”
She grins.
“I want to buy a Zippo.”
This is the first time I've ever seen her off-duty. The galley crew on the Akademik Shokalskiy work twelve-hour days preparing, serving, clearing, and cleaning up after meals for fifty-six passengers, often in seas so bad that diners have to hold the edge of the table to keep from falling off their stools (which are prudently bolted to the floor).
I ask the cornered Tanya a few questions about her life on the ship, and she tells me she’s been working the Ross Sea circuit for the last six years.
“Is there anything you're still excited to see in Antarctica?”
“Yes. I would like to visit McMurdo.”
“Really? You want to see the American base?”
She grins.
“I want to buy a Zippo.”
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http://idlewords.com/2016/05/shuffleboard_at_mcmurdo.htm
