King Edward Point Diary – March 2009
March of the Penguins. And March they did indeed, to their deathbeds of moulted feathers blowing away in the wind with their last breath. Shaggy coats of half-moulted feathers, worn […]
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Rothera Diary — March 2009
Read more of: Rothera Diary — March 2009Preparing for Winter I am Dr Matt A Edwards, medical officer for the British Antarctic Survey research facility on the Antarctic Peninsula known as Rothera. It is an honour to […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2009February has been a wonderful month at King Edward Point. It’s a great time to get out and about, up a peak, fossick on a beach or sit and watch […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2009January, the month just flew by down here at KEP, with a lot happening on base that kept the entire team busy and on our toes. The year 2009 got […]
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Halley Diary — October 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — October 2008Hello everyone! I must apologise to all who are not flower lovers, but it seems apt to start this month’s instalment with another flower… plus I like flowers so that […]
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King Edward Point Diary – October 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – October 2008With a whirlwind of events one after the other, October seemed to be over as soon as it began, the weather changed from winter to spring, and in one day […]
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Rothera Diary — October 2008
Read more of: Rothera Diary — October 2008The start of Summer Hi, I’m Ali the marine assistant. It is exactly a year since I last wrote an entry for the Rothera diary. I have been at Rothera […]
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Halley Diary — September 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — September 2008September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. In Latin, septem means “seven” and septimus means “seventh”; […]
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King Edward Point Diary – August 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – August 2008The winter sun has begun to appear from behind the hovering face of Duce just behind the base here at KEP. The sun shine will spread across the base now […]
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Halley Diary — August 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — August 2008The Sun Returns Could it be a case of pre-Christmas cheer, or early Christmas gifts, or just pure coincidence? What on earth am I on about? Well… it turns out […]
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Halley Diary — July 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — July 2008Red sky at night… July is always a quiet month here at Halley. Midwinter has come and gone, the sky is still dark and sometimes the base feels like a […]
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Rothera Diary — July 2008
Read more of: Rothera Diary — July 2008Moving into New Bransfield I thought as the wintering chef for this year I would first mention my new kitchen. After a bit of a delay, in February last summer, […]