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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Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – August 2010
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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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Rothera Diary — July 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — July 2010July — potentially a period of anticlimax following the events of midwinter and all the furore that surrounds it, but this year July has been one of my favourite months […]
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North Sea July 2010
Read more of: North Sea July 2010The RRS Ernest Shackleton has been through quite a bit since you heard from us. The trip north from the Falklands and arrival in Grimsby, a crew change and Dynmaic […]
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Rothera Diary — June 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — June 2010Midwinter 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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Wilkins Ice Shelf breakup video
Read more of: Wilkins Ice Shelf breakup videoWilkins Ice Shelf Breakup from AHF on Vimeo.
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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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Rothera Diary — May 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — May 2010Diving & 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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The Antarctic Peninsula And Back…
Read more of: The Antarctic Peninsula And Back…Radio Officer Patrick and the Crew got off the Mighty Ernest Shackleton in Stanley, Falkland Islands in Mid-March. Pat told me he was doing a monthly blog and would I […]
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Rothera Diary — April 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — April 2010Beach 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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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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Rothera Diary — March 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — March 2010March — 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 […]