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1. Apr – Visit

   Visit by the Almirante Iriza On the 17th April, two days into winter, Rothera received a visit form the Argentinean icebreaker Almirante Iriza. Seventeen personnel came ashore in the Sea […]

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2. Apr – Cooking

   Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook So, what is the most important job on base? Well, some would argue that it is the science that we are here for and so the […]

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3. Apr – Training

   April Winter Field Training Trips One of the best things about being posted down south is the Winter Field Training Trip. These superb trips offer the opportunity for base members […]

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4. Halley Diary — March 2003

   By Russ Locke (AIS Engineer) Finding things to put into this months diary has been an easy job because we’ve been so busy here since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left […]

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5. King Edward Point Diary – March 2003

   A busy month Another busy month here in South Georgia. Early March saw the departure of Molly Sheridan, Irene Valenkamp and Alasdair Reid. Irene and Alasdair have been assistants to […]

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6. King Edward Point Diary – February 2003

   Back to school! February has seen us all go back to school, well actually lots of schools. As well as the ubiquitous Doc School which this month has included a […]

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7. Halley Diary — February 2003

   February has been a whirlwind month with the arrival and departure of the ship RRS Ernest Shackleton on it’s second and final call to the station, the realigning of the […]

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8. Halley Diary — January 2003

   Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed […]

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9. King Edward Point Diary – January 2003

   New Year – old friends depart Happy New Year!! Well here we are the start of the New Year and what a start it has been for us down here […]

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10. King Edward Point Diary – December 2002

    New arrivals and Christmas With the arrival of December, we knew our days were numbered. All talk was now of the imminent arrival of the new people – our replacements. […]

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11. King Edward Point Diary – November 2002

    Celebrations November has been a busy month down here at King Edward Point. The tourist season started on 1st November, with the cruise ship Explorer coming alongside. We are due […]

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12. King Edward Point Diary – October 2002

    RRS James Clark Ross arrives October was the month of scrubbing. This was not because the mess in my office had reached evolutionary proportions but rather because of the time […]

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