King Edward Point – July 2011
The month kicked off with cold weather and a continuation of our midwinter celebrations — interrupted at the time by shipping and work commitments which often occur outside of normal […]
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Rothera Diary — June 2011
Read more of: Rothera Diary — June 2011Some Things Never Change Spending June in the Antarctic gives you time to think a little. Darkness, blizzards and the all important task of polishing my midwinter’s present often left […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2011June at King Edward Point was a varied month. It featured the most important celebrations of the Antarctic calendar, events of astronomical significance, and was punctuated by holidays, fishing vessels […]
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JCR Refit 2011
Read more of: JCR Refit 2011The James Clark Ross entered Portsmouth Naval Base on Wednesday 1st June to start the annual refit period. The James Clark Ross entered Portsmouth Naval Base on Wednesday 1st June […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2011A month of holidays, parties and a little bit of work! The two bank holidays of course coincided with some deep depressions bringing miserable weather however, Rob, Tommy and myself […]
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Rothera Diary — May 2011
Read more of: Rothera Diary — May 2011It’s been two months since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left us, and left 20 of us alone at Rothera Research Station to look after the facility and maintain the science […]
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Rothera Diary — April 2011
Read more of: Rothera Diary — April 2011With memories of those who left us in March becoming more distant by the day, April was a month of “getting into the swing” of the Winter regime proper. While […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2011After a busy couple of months with the rat eradication project the start of April felt much quieter. The beginning of the month brought with it our first real drop […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2011Had it not been for the fact that there was a great deal of activity on base throughout the month of March, it would have been apparent to the “first […]
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Rothera Diary — March 2011
Read more of: Rothera Diary — March 2011Good morning, outside world! As I sit here typing this, the first few snowflakes of winter are starting to fall outside the window, and Rothera is well and truly taking […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2011With some incredibly warm and sunny weather everyone on base has been making the most of the magnificent scenery, taking photos and getting out walking in the mountains whenever the […]
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Antarctica 2011
Read more of: Antarctica 2011After a rather long leave of absence the “Shackleton Blog” is once again back in action. With a crew change completed on the 29th January in Stanley, behind us, we […]
