QUESTION:
What is the trolly like to ride and has anyone ever
gotten hurt?


        Students in Mrs. Gindoff's class
        Brimhall School in Roseville, MN, USA

ANSWER from Mary Lenox, ASA, Administrative Coordinator
            Palmer Station, Antarctica
            Fri, 21 Mar 1997 14:01:12 -0500 

Dear Students,

The trolley can be fun if you have a couple of friends helping you 
across, or it can be a 10 to 20 minute workout if you are doing it 
yourself.  I don't know of anyone who has been hurt or fallen off 
into the water.  Last winter the station was trying to catch a 
specific species of fish for a science group and one of the 
women was out on the trolley with her line and hook.  She didn't 
catch anything, but she provided us with a moment of humor and she 
fished in style.

Cheers,
Mary Lenox