Saturday, February 9, 2013

Slushy time!


Working in a close knit community requires everyone to contribute to the general running of the station.  It is often said that the kitchen is the most important place on station and everyone must do their best to keep the chefs happy.  To keep the chefs in a state of contentment Casey station has been fortunate this summer to have two fantastic ladies, Angela and Marie, to assist in the and to keep the station functioning smoothly.  These two have probably the most demanding and thankless jobs on station and have well and truly earned the title of “Domestic Goddesses”.
Ang and Ree

In addition to the goddesses everybody on station is rostered on to be slushy for the day.  The job entails a general clean of the common areas on station, a few dishes, some food preparation then a few more dishes.  It is astounding how many pots two chefs can go through when they are feeding up to one hundred people three times a day.  The best part of being on slushy duty is that you also become the station’s music director, imposing your own musical tastes across the station’s radio frequency.

















Jarrod - Great chef, Fantastic bloke.

 Scotty the wintering chef.
 The most important piece of equipment on station.
Feeding time begins.

At the end of my long day in the kitchen I stood back from the sink, stretched my aching back and found a new appreciation of how much all of the kitchen staff contributes to the successful running of our station.  To Jarrod, Scott, Angela and Marie, thank you.

 The domestic goddesses.



A mess with a view.  Having breakfast admiring icebergs. Life is good.