King Edward Point Diary – April 2011
30 April, 2011 BAS Bloggers
After a busy couple of months with the rat eradication project the start of April felt much quieter. The beginning of the month brought with it our first real drop …
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Rothera Diary — April 2011
30 April, 2011 Michael Brian
With memories of those who left us in March becoming more distant by the day, April was a month of “getting into the swing” of the Winter regime proper. While …
King Edward Point Diary – March 2011
31 March, 2011 BAS Bloggers
Had it not been for the fact that there was a great deal of activity on base throughout the month of March, it would have been apparent to the “first …
Halley Diary — March 2011
31 March, 2011 Christopher Walton
Well it was almost a year to the day that I was on the Ernest Shackleton and waved goodbye to the winter team of 2010 as they stood on the …
Bird Island Diary — March 2011
31 March, 2011 Stacey Adlard
March is a month of change on Bird Island. It is the transition month between summer and winter. This is my last month on Bird Island, after 2.5 years here, …
Rothera Diary — March 2011
30 March, 2011 Malcolm Airey
Good morning, outside world! As I sit here typing this, the first few snowflakes of winter are starting to fall outside the window, and Rothera is well and truly taking …
King Edward Point Diary – February 2011
28 February, 2011 BAS Bloggers
With some incredibly warm and sunny weather everyone on base has been making the most of the magnificent scenery, taking photos and getting out walking in the mountains whenever the …
Halley Diary — February 2011
28 February, 2011 BAS Bloggers
February started with a bang. As part of BAS winter training we have an annual major incident scenario to make sure we are all ready and well rehearsed just in …
Antarctica 2011
17 February, 2011 BAS Bloggers
After a rather long leave of absence the “Shackleton Blog” is once again back in action. With a crew change completed on the 29th January in Stanley, behind us, we …
Weddell Sea
15 February, 2011 BAS Bloggers
For the past few days we have been steaming through the Weddell Sea, stopping every now and then to do more science. Yesterday was a day of coring using the …
RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea
11 February, 2011 BAS Bloggers
RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea British Antarctic Survey scientists on this cruise are carrying out marine geological and geophysical studies to determine the long-term …
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2011
31 January, 2011 BAS Bloggers
January 2011 and another year beings at King Edward Point, South Georgia… The New Year was welcomed in with a fantastic three course meal, drinks and party atmosphere a’flowing, and …
Halley Diary — January 2011
31 January, 2011 BAS Bloggers
Happy New Year from Halley base Antarctica! As 2011 was rung in, I was ‘fresh off the boat’ (RRS Ernest Shackleton) having sailed from the UK eight weeks previously. In …
Bird Island Diary — January 2011
31 January, 2011 Agnieszka Fryckowska
The new year took us all by surprise here at Bird Island. Not only did it come around very fast but it also reduced the number on station quite significantly. …
Halley Diary — December 2010
31 December, 2010 BAS Bloggers
The summer season at Halley is the busiest, most important time in the Halley V calendar. Whilst the science and maintenance activities continue all year round it is during the …
Bird Island Diary — December 2010
31 December, 2010 Joe Corner
For 13 months, I have been living and working at Bird Island, and now yet another Christmas is quickly dawning on us. For me this will be my fourth Antarctic …
King Edward Point Diary – December 2010
31 December, 2010 BAS Bloggers
A busy month on base with lots of peaks being bagged, cruise ship visits, pups being born and the ex winterers leaving to get home in time for Christmas. At …
Rothera Diary — November 2010
30 November, 2010 BAS Bloggers
On 2nd November BAS’s first aircraft of the season arrived, the DASH 7. The October weather had been somewhat inclement, and there had been delays in flight arrivals. For the …
King Edward Point Diary – November 2010
30 November, 2010 BAS Bloggers
November was my first full month on the Island. A whirlwind month, despite being unusually calm, warm, and sunny. Experienced winterers recounted tales of woe & snow; of clouds in …
Halley Diary — November 2010
30 November, 2010 Penny Goodearl
This is my first visit to Antarctica. Being here is an adventure. Getting here was an epic journey. At 23.30pm on 11 November we left Cape Town on board a …