Bird Island Diary — July 2001
31 July, 2001 BAS Bloggers
Hot Chillies, Fine Wines and Frozen Toilets! “Go on,I dare you to eat a whole chilli.” And so the month started with the utterance of these fateful words. Sure, the …
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Rothera Diary July 2001 – Historical Menu
30 July, 2001 Peter Milner
Return to Full Diary Jenny and I have been spending a week working through mid-winter dental checks for the crew. With a healthy team not much needs doing, just a …
Rothera Diary July 2001
30 July, 2001 Peter Milner
Rothera Diary – July 2001 written by Pete Milner The Sun Returns With our limited access to email facilities I try and write regularly to friends at home and strangely …
Bird Island Diary — June 2001
30 June, 2001 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter games June sees us in deepest winter here at Bird Island now. The nights are at their longest, but luckily since we are in sub-Antarctica and relatively far north …
Bird Island Diary — May 2001
31 May, 2001 Paul Cousens
Seals amid the winter’s snow May saw the onset of true blue winter weather, and the much awaited arrival of the leopard seals (leps), two of these toothy beasts hauled …
Bird Island Diary — April 2001
30 April, 2001 BAS Bloggers
What the builders did to us Hello everyone from the inhabitants of the smallest BAS base. We have been in winter mode for one month now, and already we have …
Bird Island Diary — March 2001
31 March, 2001 BAS Bloggers
The beakers versus the builders Hello everybody. This is going to be the builder’s version of events for March. Simon Berry is your host for this exciting and funny newsletter. …
Bird Island Diary — February 2001
28 February, 2001 BAS Bloggers
What we did to the builders The shortest month is now over and has been full of a variety of events. It has also been frustrating at times and with …
Bird Island Diary — January 2001
31 January, 2001 BAS Bloggers
A time of rapid change So what’s been happening this month? Unfortunately for you all, it’s my turn to try and provide a witty commentary on the exciting events of …
Bird Island Diary — December 2000
31 December, 2000 BAS Bloggers
Seals with video cameras and seasonal festivities Bird Island Diary When we were asked who would write the December newsletter, we were told in the same breath that as the …