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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May – Centurian Night
Read more of: May – Centurian NightCenturion 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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May – Fondue Night
Read more of: May – Fondue NightFondue Night Saturdays and Sundays are our days off and as a result Saturday night is always something special. At the very least we have a sit down dinner but […]
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May – Plumbing
Read more of: May – PlumbingPlumbing…. I’m supposed to be writing about plumbing. There is just one small problem that I can see right from the onset with me writing about plumbing, that being I […]
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May – Sun Visions
Read more of: May – Sun VisionsRothera 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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Apr – Sledge
Read more of: Apr – SledgeManhauling Madness’ Preparations for this trip started almost two months prior to departure. One mistimed remark too many about the demonic nature of skidoos and a man-hauling trip was born. […]
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Apr – Diving
Read more of: Apr – DivingDiving for Science Rothera Station Diary – April 2003 There was a crisp feeling to the air as it blew over my face. I could feel the start of an […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2003
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2003Ice climbing and egg rolling April started off a very busy month for everyone on base, with the month only just started. The entire base personnel were involved in a […]
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Halley Diary — April 2003
Read more of: Halley Diary — April 2003By Paul Torode April has been a very quiet month at Halley, characterised by a steady decrease in daylight hours as the winter approaches. For many of us wintering for […]
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Apr – Isolation
Read more of: Apr – IsolationIsolation Isolation was finally complete when the remaining two twin otters and the Dash 7 flew north on the 15th. The moment was captured by a farewell salute to the […]
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Apr – Winter
Read more of: Apr – WinterWinter Begins. As I’m sure everyone connected to BAS is aware, winter here at Rothera started a little later than usual this year. April the 15th proved to be long […]
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Apr – Visit
Read more of: Apr – VisitVisit 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 […]