King Edward Point Diary – December 2014
31 December, 2014 BAS Bloggers
December in King Edward Point began with the arrival of the Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross (JCR). She brought down all the supplies and the doctor (me) for the …
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Signy Diary – November 2014
30 November, 2014 Iain Rudkin
In the small hours of the 15th November the James Clark Ross slipped her moorings at the fuel bunkers of Punta Arenas and headed out into the Straits of Magellan, …
Rothera Diary – November 2014
20 November, 2014 Christopher Evans
October saw the arrival of the first Dash 7 of the season containing the first of the summer staff, and quite a few other planes from different Antarctic programs. It …
Bird Island Diary – November 2014
12 November, 2014 Cian Luck
November’s been a busy month on Bird Island as there’s no longer any denying that summer has arrived. On the first of November I started my daily visits to the …
King Edward Point Diary – October 2014
31 October, 2014 BAS Bloggers
Greetings from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia where spring has finally sprung. September finished with the visit of two warships and then on the 1st October our fisheries biologist, …
Bird Island Diary – October 2014
11 October, 2014 BAS Bloggers
October Diary day is here, and I’m very sorry to have to say this will be my final entry as the Bird Island base technician. I have both seen and …
Rothera Diary – October 2014
9 October, 2014 Belinda Vause
The End is Nigh! In 12 days the first planes will arrive, invading us with who knows what? Well we have a pretty good idea. We are looking forward to …
Bird Island Diary – September 2014
9 September, 2014 Jessica Walkup
September started with a celebration – Jerry’s birthday on the 1st! It is hard to keep secrets and plan surprises on a small base where everyone knows what everyone else …
Rothera Diary – August 2014
24 August, 2014 Petra Mildeova
August has been another busy month on and off the base, with the second round of winter trips starting at the beginning of the month. Mine and Andy’s winter trip …
Bird Island Diary – August 2014
9 August, 2014 Jerry Gillham
Film Festival The first weekend of the month brought us the eagerly anticipated Antarctic 48-hour film festival. This annual event brings together all the bases on the continent and islands …