King Edward Point Diary – August 2005
Another action-packed month Another action-packed month down at the KEP OK Coral. There have been a few getaways this month. The only problem was however the amount of time spent […]
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Another action-packed month Another action-packed month down at the KEP OK Coral. There have been a few getaways this month. The only problem was however the amount of time spent […]
Rothera Diary, August 2005 As August began to rise above the horizon and into view people were beginning to stir, the threat of heading out into the field and away […]
Another month passes quickly, written by Jamie Koplick (Heating/Ventilation Engineer) The month began pretty much the same as all the others, without me realising it! Time really does fly down […]
Back to normal July has arrived with the promise of longer days and hopefully for our intrepid skiers, heavy snow. It also heralded the return to normality after the mid-winter […]
Rothera Diary, July 2005 A new month and a new trend as the days were to get lighter as the month went on. The lethargy caused by mid winter (mid […]
Rothera Diary, June 2005 Hi everyone, June is such an exciting time to be in Antarctica. The main reason being that the 21st June is mid winter’s day, very significant […]
Midwinter The time is flying by – I can’t believe we have been here 8 months already. The sun disappeared from the base late last month and will not shine on […]
Midwinter celebrations, written by Bryn Jones (AIS Engineer) June began where May left off, with the temperature hovering around the very chilly mark of -50°C. However, life inside our warm […]
Winter approaches May has once more come and gone and for the transient population of South Georgia it has been as busy a month as any. The winter has not […]
Sundown The month started with the yearly Sundown ceremony, to mark the day that the sun disappears and we start three months of darkness. As the oldest member of the […]
Rothera Diary, May 2005 Our second full month of isolation has seen the real signs of winter beginning to show themselves. As the days get longer and warmer back in […]
Rothera Diary, April 2005 April has been our first full month of winter since our summer colleagues left for the year. Traditional April Fool japes were skipped as we were […]