King Edward Point Diary – July 2005
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 […]
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July – Sea Ice Travel
Read more of: July – Sea Ice TravelRothera 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 […]
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Halley Diary — June 2005
Read more of: Halley Diary — June 2005Midwinter 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 […]
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June – Midwinter
Read more of: June – MidwinterRothera 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 […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2005
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2005Midwinter 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 […]
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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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Halley Diary — May 2005
Read more of: Halley Diary — May 2005Sundown 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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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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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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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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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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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 […]