King Edward Point Diary – October 2008
With 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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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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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, […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2008Here we are just after the mid-winter break! Days start getting longer etc!! It has been quite busy. We have a 5-metre rib out of action at the moment due […]
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Halley Diary — June 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — June 2008Hello and welcome to the Halley June Diary. June is a very important month for all those wintering in Antarctica. This is because we celebrate Midwinter, this is our Christmas, […]
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Halley Diary — May 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — May 2008The darkness cometh… Darkness came slowly, creeping up on us through April like a tiger stalking its prey. Then, ominously, the morning glow through the dining room windows is marching […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2008South Georgia is well known nowadays for its wildlife but it once supported a massive and destructive whaling industry and in it’s heyday, 1925-26, nearly 8000 whales were processed, with […]