"The closer we got to Amundsen, the more nervous our passengers became. It was about that time I started to get the willies, too, what with the wind, the darkness and the mysterious nature of our flight all firing our imaginations - and not exactly in a good way," Serie put in.
"Control gave us solid support as we approached and we were able to land without incident, but strangely nobody came out to greet us. I mean I know it was seventy below and all that, but I expected some kind of welcoming party. We did risk our asses, you know. Colonel Thaddeus Blane (we called him Tad) guided us toward the main building by keeping us on visual and speaking through preset communication devices." What they used to call walkie-talkies, Tildy surmised. "When one of the doctors turned toward the wrong
