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1. June – Photo Comp.

   June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter Photo Competition Photo competitions at Rothera have been traditional, as shown by the number of winning photos that are proudly hung around the dining room. […]

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2. Halley Diary — June 2003

   By Elaine Cowie, Meteorologist June has been a very busy month as this month we celebrated a very important date 21st June, Mid-Winters Day. So we can officially say that […]

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3. June – Presents

   June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter Presents On first hearing about the presents that winterers give to each other on Midwinter’s Day, I was full of dread. Why? Because they are […]

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4. June – LIDAR

   June 2003 – Midwinter Rothera Lidar Facility During the 2002/2003 summer season a new atmospheric research laboratory was installed at Rothera. This facility houses a single piece of equipment, the […]

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5. June – Celebrations

   June 2003 – Midwinter Midwinter’s Week Midwinter’s week for Rothera base started on the Midwinter’s day (Saturday 21st June). The day started with tea, coffee and toast delivered to those […]

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6. King Edward Point Diary – May 2003

   An eventful month Rumour would have it that South Georgia is an island of parties, jollies and love but there is a serious side to life at KEP, which includes […]

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7. Halley Diary — May 2003

   By Allan Thomas Hello from the land of darkness and cold! Can you hear me? May has definitely been a month of ups and downs for us all here at […]

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8. May – Wildlife

   Wildlife in May A duty that is shared by all those on base is to record the local wildlife. This survey has been continuous for five years and is a […]

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9. May – Winter Arrives

   May at Rothera May brought the true onset of winter with colder wilder weather and darker days. Snow finally started to settle permanently round the base. Towards the end of […]

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10. May – Field Training

    May Winter Field Training Trips Summary The winter training trips in May started with bad weather, poor contrast and blizzards once again, with two trips bogged down together just south […]

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11. May – Centurian Night

    Centurion Night! Birthdays are a good excuse for a party. The official line, of course, is that we are boosting base moral. So, when it was Adam’s birthday, the youngest […]

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12. May – Sun Visions

    Rothera Diary – May 2003 Sun Visions Sunsets in Antarctica are like no other that I have ever seen. This may be because the sunsets also happen to be part […]

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