Whiteout!

It took a while, but the weather has finally arrived. Today, the wind speed reached 50 Knots for the first time, since my arrival at SANAE IV.

Obviously, the weather can get a lot worse, so this was just a taste of the wrath of Mother Nature. We are confined to the base in these types of conditions because visibility is extremely poor and you can easily get blown off your feet. When you become disorientated, you can get lost outside, which is very dangerous because the edge of the mountain is so close by.