Halley Diary — May 2005
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 […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2005
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2005Winter 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 […]
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May – Ice diving
Read more of: May – Ice divingRothera 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 […]
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Halley Diary — April 2005
Read more of: Halley Diary — April 2005A Chef Writes – knocked together by Kevin (the Sheff-Chef) O’Donnell This month started off with winds of 40 knots and temperatures of −30°C and pretty much stayed the same […]
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Apr – Winter Trips
Read more of: Apr – Winter TripsRothera 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 […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2005
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2005Summer’s end April marks the end of the busy summer, the last of the summer visitors have gone – the scientists, technicians, tourists, seafarers, mountaineers and, of course, the taxidermist. […]
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Halley Diary — March 2005
Read more of: Halley Diary — March 2005Winter Trips Deutsch March is always an exciting time at Halley because after the ship has left, winterers begin their winter trips. It is our type of holiday down here […]
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März – Winter Trips
Read more of: März – Winter TripsM�rz 2005 – Winter Trips English Der Monat M�rz ist in Halley immer ein besonders spannender Monat, weil die �berwinterer, nachdem das Schiff Halley zum letzten Mal f�r dieses Jahr […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2005
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2005First snow Well here we are the end of March, back home it’s heading towards the end of the winter season and its damp and cold. Here in South Georgia […]
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Mar – Winter begins
Read more of: Mar – Winter beginsRothera Diary, March 2005 There is no doubt of the dominating image of March 2005. For the twenty one of us left at Rothera, the departure of RRS Ernest Shackleton […]
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Feb – Windy weather
Read more of: Feb – Windy weatherRothera Diary, February 2005 February was dominated by the weather. Over 80 knot winds hit the refuelling stations of Fossil Bluff and Sky Blu. Fossil Bluff is a sturdy hut […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2005
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2005A busy month Hi to all our avid readers and Welcome to KEPs February edition. I’m one of the new team fish scientists at KEP. After being south for four […]