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Blog section: Rothera

Rothera Diary — June 2010

30 June, 2010 BAS Bloggers

Midwinter The month of June is one of great celebration in the Antarctic; it is the month when the days are at their shortest and the sun remains below the …

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Rothera Diary — May 2010

30 May, 2010 BAS Bloggers

Diving & Discos Hi everyone and welcome to May’s diary, my name is Jon James and I am the Diving Officer here at Rothera. My job involves organising and maintaining …

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Rothera Diary — April 2010

30 April, 2010 Nathan Bowen

Beach parties and Barbee sauce So we have reached the official start of winter… what, already? How did that happen? Surprisingly it seems time really does pass quite quickly down …

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Rothera Diary — March 2010

30 March, 2010 BAS Bloggers

March — the month of change in an Antarctic context! Welcome to March, a month in the Antarctic calendar that signifies change, a rising sense of panic and relief. Depending …

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Rothera Diary — February 2010

28 February, 2010 BAS Bloggers

As I sit here sipping Earl Grey in the comparative comfort of the surgery it is hard to believe that just a few weeks ago I was sipping tea in …

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Rothera Diary — January 2010

30 January, 2010 Nathan Bowen

Power Downs and Parties The year is 2010, the month is January my task to write about the trials and tribulations of base life down at Rother research station. Well …

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Rothera Diary — December 2009

31 December, 2009 BAS Bloggers

Fresh Marmite November’s diary ended with Mike returning to base on the RSS James Clark Ross, having spent most of the previous month loitering in the Falkland Islands. As the …

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Rothera Diary — November 2009

30 November, 2009 BAS Bloggers

A Glimpse of Life on the Outside At the time of volunteering to write this month’s entry for the Rothera Diary, I had no reason to suspect that I might …

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Rothera Diary — October 2009

30 October, 2009 BAS Bloggers

End of winter, planes, new faces and freshies All good things come to an end, also the winter of 2009. This happened on the 10th day of this month. One …

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Rothera Diary — September 2009

30 September, 2009 BAS Bloggers

Hello, and welcome to the Rothera diary entry for September. I would like to give you an insight to base life from my own personal perspective. I am Tony McLaughlan, …

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