December – Festive, Restive, Joyful
Festive, 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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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 — 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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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, […]
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King Edward Point Diary – October 2006
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – October 2006Well the quiet at KEP is well and truly over with this month seeing ‘first call’, the first cruise ship and yachts flying in and out of the cove. We […]
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October – A poetic view
Read more of: October – A poetic viewOctober, the month of spring. The waiting hours creep silently across the shining skies. There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce […]
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October – The End of Winter
Read more of: October – The End of WinterThe End of Winter by Jamie Fletcher Well, it’s almost the end of winter and a very busy time both for work and socially. I have asked several of my […]
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September – Behind the Scenes
Read more of: September – Behind the ScenesBEHIND THE SCENES By Richard Logan Hello to everyone from Rothera Antarctic Research Station and welcome to September’s Web Diary. Have we got a corker of a diary this month […]
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Halley Diary — September 2006
Read more of: Halley Diary — September 2006September started for us with temperatures of -40°C and lower, even a simple task of walking to one of the other platforms requires dressing up in full combat gear completely […]
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Halley Diary — August 2006
Read more of: Halley Diary — August 2006August has whizzed by with the return of the sun and the trips to see the Emperor penguins. During the first week of August I was very fortunate to combine […]
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August – An active August
Read more of: August – An active AugustAn active August People back home often ask us how we spend our time during the winter – I think some people imagine us huddled around the stove in a […]