Mar – The Month Marcheth…
THE MONTH MARCHETH… “The first day of March was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields, there in dalliance to set an example in fertility for […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2007
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2007February on base…? What a month for all-round activities, from work, our daily base life, to our continuing discovery of this wondrous island. Cumberland Bay this month played a very […]
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Feb – The End is Nigh
Read more of: Feb – The End is NighThe end is nigh. Firstly I’m going to cheat a little, only by a few days, but I’ll start this month’s diary at the end of January. This is because […]
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Halley Diary — February 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — February 2007February is usually an odd month at Halley. The summer ends, the crowds depart, and Halley is left in the hands of the wintering team once again. A huge amount […]
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Halley Diary — January 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — January 2007Unlike last year, when relief finished by New Years Eve, this year the madness started on New Year’s Day. After a week of the ship being stuck 50 miles from […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2007
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2007The New Year started for some of us (Miriam Iorwerth, Andrew Chase, Anjali Pande & Andy Barker) waking up near Maiviken Hut in bivvy bags with the sun beating down […]
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Halley Diary — December 2006
Read more of: Halley Diary — December 2006Happy New Year! Hope you all had an excellent Christmas as well. It’s been a bit strange here, not being bombarded by the constant Christmas advertising since September it all […]
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December – Festive, Restive, Joyful
Read more of: December – Festive, Restive, JoyfulFestive, Restive and Joyful To many, December makes us think of winter, of short days, long coats, bustling winds and curling up in front of the fire with a duvet […]
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Halley Diary — November 2006
Read more of: Halley Diary — November 2006November — Who needs running water? November at Halley saw an average temperature of -9.2°C, average pressure of 978.8hPa, mean scalar wind speed of 14.8 knots. We had 21 days of […]
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Signy Island Diary — November 2006
Read more of: Signy Island Diary — November 200610 November – Base Relief After our initial arrival date of Saturday 4th November was confounded by sea ice that was thick enough to walk on but not thick enough […]
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King Edward Point Diary – November 2006
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – November 2006There really can’t be many experiences on earth like a South Georgia spring. Even when you’re looking forward to it, it grabs you. And it’s that bit more special because, […]
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Halley Diary — October 2006
Read more of: Halley Diary — October 2006October is a busy month here at Halley. We have many winter trips going on and a lot of other stuff to have the base ready for the summer season, […]