King Edward Point Diary – August 2010
A door opens, a draught builds (the furious winds try to gain entry) and a Jenga tower of to-do lists, scrap paper of words I still haven’t looked up, wrappers […]
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King Edward Point Diary – July 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – July 2010“Oh! Ma ma ma, Oh! Ma ma ma, Oh! Ma ma ma- My July” Fellow Irishman and musician from County Offaly, Mundy, and his song “July” is the first thing […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2010The start of the month seemed to bring a health drive as most members of base had agreed to take part in a virtual 6,000km race across Antarctica, from the […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2010On the last day of March there is much licking of wounds to the body and the pride, tending of mild strains, aches and pains, and a general gingerness to […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2010February was a very busy time at KEP, it began with the aroma of fish and a hint of diesel perfuming the base, signalling the return of Team Fish from […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2010The year two thousand and ten started, as many do, with a party. The New Year’s celebrations at King Edward Point commenced with a formal dinner followed by the inevitable […]
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King Edward Point Diary – December 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – December 2009The month was started by the new members of the team going field training for 4 days, Ali Massey, Susan Woodward Tom Marshall and Matt Holmes to Sørling Valley. Tom […]
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King Edward Point Diary – November 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – November 2009Outside my office window an elephant seal weaner (weaned pup) has propelled itself caterpillar fashion (it’s termed “humping”) across the fresh snowfall and unsuccessfully attempted to gnaw through the base […]
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King Edward Point Diary – October 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – October 2009October on South Georgia is the most amazing month. From having seen the first elephant seals arrive in September and the first pups born around the vernal equinox, the massive […]
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King Edward Point Diary – September 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – September 2009September heralded springtime for us here at KEP. It will go down in my memory as the month of the great melt but thankfully the snow held out long enough […]
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King Edward Point Diary – August 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – August 2009August was a month of mixed weather here at KEP, it started with a pretty drastic thaw, which made the keen skiers amongst us a little worried that it may […]
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King Edward Point Diary – July 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – July 2009So July started off with myself getting another year older and yet again spending it away from home. I received some great gifts from the gang here. Thanks guys and […]