Halley Diary — April 2008
“1, 2, 3, 4, er…d’oh, damn it, I lost count! 1, 2, 3, 4…” By the end of April, the residents of Halley 2008 had experienced “winter” life for just […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2008When we signed our contracts with the British Antarctic Survey, it was with the understanding that we would be working and living on South Georgia for two years for scientists […]
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Halley Diary — March 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — March 2008March may be the third month in the Gregorian calendar, but to the hardy Antarctic Heroes at Halley, March might as well be the first. You’re probably asking yourself why… […]
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Halley Diary — February 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — February 2008What a busy month! With so many people on Halley, I suppose it’s no surprise but it’s difficult to know where to start: Halley Lifetime studies, Halley VI construction, panels […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2008The BAS team at King Edward Point consists of nine people. The Base Commander, Doctor, three Scientists, a Generator Mechanic, and Electrical Technician and two Boatmen. Our main accommodation block, […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2008South Georgia is not an easy place to get to, if you’re a tourist you can get here by cruise ship or charter yacht, both options demand heavy financial investment […]
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Halley Diary — January 2008
Read more of: Halley Diary — January 2008This months diary is more of a snapshot of life at Halley from a couple of authors: David Stephenson and Agnieszka Fryckowska. We have tried to cover many of the […]
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King Edward Point Diary – December 2007
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – December 2007I remember thinking as I left my interview for Field Operations Manager in Rothera Station at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) that I should take a good look around as I […]
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Halley Diary — November 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — November 2007Thump – Thump – Splash’ > Good ‘Thud’ > Bad Leaving aside the strange title of this diary, November has been a pretty eventful month for the Halley crew. We […]
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Halley Diary — October 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — October 2007October started for us with some spectacular weather, not so much calm bright and sunny but very windy, the good thing is when it’s windy the temperature tends to be […]
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Oct – The end of Winter
Read more of: Oct – The end of WinterHi, I’m Ali the Marine Assistant; I arrived at Rothera in December 2006 and shall be based here for a total of 2½ years. The month of October marked the […]
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Halley Diary — September 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — September 2007One of the great secrets of the Halley winter is that the period after the end of permanent darkness is filled with bad weather. While the fresh-faced eager first year […]