As it happened we assembled our home in record time, a two room hut of some insulated corrugated metal blend, state-of-the-art material the details about which I could not care less. We affixed to the outer walls of our domicile a solar mesh which was to soak up the twenty four sunshine and keep the interior temperature at a balmy thirty seven degrees. Next came the satellite dish our communication link with McMurdo and once that was mounted for all intents and purposes we were done. Others have asked about the layout of our humble abode. The hut only had one window which was just to the left of the only door, which itself faced the volcano. The main computer table, my station, sat in front of the window, so I could watch the comings and goings of my teammates. The central quadrant measur

