Icebreakers, Penguins and the Rumour Mill

If it stays this warm in McMurdo (it's been above freezing a number of days in the last couple of weeks) then Pegasus runway will be unusable, we're going to have to leave on one of the cruise ships.  Spout nonsense like this around McMurdo and someone will inevitably believe it.  So begin rumours that spread around town like wildfire.

Of course, a lot of rumours have some kernel of truth at their core, but others, like the one about getting a ship out of Antarctica are started just as jokes.  Other stories, like the one about a guy getting run over by a challenger (a big caterpillar tracked vehicle) turned out to be totally true.  He was OK, thankfully, though had to be med evacuated out with a broken pelvis.

Unfortunately, even small rumours that seem perfectly plausible on the face of it turn out to be untrue.  Penguins follow the icebreaker in each season, of course you'll get to see them before you leave.  It turns out that a couple of seasons ago a whole host of penguins did indeed follow in the icebreaker that visits every January.  They got as far as Scott's Hut and were there a whole day.  This year the icebreaker came in and did penguins follow?  Did they hell!

I just want to see one.  Please!