jay | Back at a different sort of home...

I'm settled into HMP base camp... the flight was uneventful, albeit a bit bumpy with low ceilings. The rain stopped just before we arrived, and has stayed away long enough to get my tent up after dinner. Even though they ran out of food before I got up to the front, and I had to wait... (chuckle). Ironically, the only person in camp that I *haven't* seen yet is

dangerpudding, who developed a migraine this afternoon and has been away in her tent since before we landed. A replacement cook (the camp doctor) took over the job of getting dinner ready, hence the running out of food.

Anyway... my tent is up, placed right next to Pascal's on the rocky tip of "tent city" because someone else had taken "my" spot. (grin) I'm unpacked, rearranged, and have met with the rest of my team here. Tomorrow I want to get into the crater and start setting up the drill site....

Strange but true... at least five people here have given me a hug or shaken hands with "welcome home!"