Halley Diary — September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Life at Halley by Jeff Cohen Having past the spring equinox on the 22nd of September the hours of daylight now exceeds the hours of darkness and the amount of …
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Science at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
The main event at the Caslab this month was the “intensive” these are carried out around the Equinoxes and Solstices when the frequency of data sampling is increased. Instead of …
Equinoxes and Solstices
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Equinoxes and Solstices In the Northern hemisphere the Equinoxes are the two times each year when the length of the day equals the length of the night and are the …
Work at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Digging the melt tank is a daily task which everyone takes turns in doing. It can become one of the worst tasks on the station when the weather turns bad. …
Leisure Activities at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
September saw the end of the second series of the TV serial 24. What will we do on Monday evenings now? As you can see below there is plenty to …
Kiting at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
With the landscape being flat at Halley Kiting gives skiers and snow boarders an extra dimension to their sport. The only other practical options would be ski jouring when the …
Keeping fit at Halley September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
This month has seen new faces visiting the Gym these are people who have singled themselves out in the past as the select few who not only have never used …
Post winter trips September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
In preparation for the post winter trips and any fieldwork that might be required Ed our GA gave some practice sessions in the garage jumaring up to the garage ceiling …
King Edward Point Diary – September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
A fantastic month September has to be one of the most enjoyable months of the year so far at KEP, in part due to having the time to relax and …
Sept – Final month of winter
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, September 2004 September was a very diverse and dynamic month on base. Our penultimate month of winter had lots in store. It got off to a fine start …
Halley Diary — August 2004
31 August, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Sun up! by Edwyn Dodd August is a busy month at Halley. The end of the 105 or so days or darkness arrives on the 10th-ish (debate about when the …
King Edward Point Diary – August 2004
31 August, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Topical issues After being here on South Georgia for the past 10 months, I can tell you that although the amazing scenery, the extraordinary wildlife and the isolated hostility of …
August – Diving, talks and singing
31 August, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, August 2004 August began with what was to be our last under ice dive before high winds broke the sea ice out. The objectives were photographic and specimen …
Halley Diary — July 2004
31 July, 2004 BAS Bloggers
A month of birthdays by Graham Gillie July started quietly and after all the midwinter celebrations it was back to work as normal — or as normal as it gets …
King Edward Point Diary – July 2004
31 July, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Transhipping inspections As I type this diary entry I find it hard not to get distracted and sit looking out of the window onto a foot or more of fresh …
July – Return of the sun
30 July, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, July 2004 By Steve Hinde July on an Antarctic research station can be a strange time. June is our month for anticipating and celebrating mid winter, just as …
Halley Diary — June 2004
30 June, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter by Nigel Colgan Midwinter’s day is approaching and the workshop doors have been busy swinging back and forth with eager base members working away on their midwinter presents to …
King Edward Point Diary – June 2004
30 June, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter The psychology of a sub-Antarctic winter, and how to survive it… That there can be nothing worse than a depressive dark isolated winter has been clearly stated by Frederich …
June – Mid-Winter
30 June, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, June 2004 By Andy Miller June was an eventful and significant month for the twenty-three of us. It heralded the winter’s austral solstice. This marks the shortest day …
Halley Diary — May 2004
31 May, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Sundown By Rhian La La caveat: don’t believe anything you read below,- none of us are to be trusted any more!!!! Welcome to May at Halley. Halley in May. Mad …
May – Winter begins
30 May, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, May 2004 After the swift departure of April, we felt that winter would take hold in a brusque manner, but apart from the rapidly shortening days, the weather …
Halley Diary — April 2004
30 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Pish Tash By Vanessa O’Brien April has seen the end of the first winter trips and for two weeks the base has been at full capacity. It is very odd …
King Edward Point Diary – April 2004
30 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Winter draws near April at King Edward Point by Suzi I’ve been living here at KEP for 17 months now and this April the last people are starting to accept …
April – Fool!
30 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary – April 2004 By Adam Thornhill It is amazing how fast a month can go! Especially down here in the Antarctic. April was meant to have been the …
Dans Birthday
28 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Birthday Boy By Dan Smale My 22nd birthday proved somewhat different to those that have passed before. I guess it was just coincidence but it did turn out to be …
Winter Trip
20 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Sledge Golf After a few days of pretty rough weather and a reasonable amount of snowfall, Dougal, my ever ready Field Assistant, and I finally made it up onto the …
The Shack returns
15 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
The Shack Returns. By Fin O’Sullivan. The beginning of the winter season was the departure of RRS Shackleton in mid March. This left the 23 winterers to get on with …
Golf Tournament
15 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Bransfield Open By Adam Thornhill Saturday evenings can get very repetitive with the same people, the same room and the same Bar. Not to say, we have any less fun …
Signy Diary March/April 2004
15 April, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Our Summary of Signy Mar After the mad tango of the opening months the last six weeks have been more of a stately waltz towards closing the station down. Winter …
Halley Diary — March 2004
31 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Bath Time By Stéphane Bauguitte Page en Français March was punctuated by three week-long pre-winter field trips, with Sledge Bravo, Sledge Charlie and Sledge Delta boldly going where Sledge Alpha …
Mar – Temps De Bath
31 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Page de Mars 2004 par St�phane Bauguitte Page in English Le mois de Mars a �t� ponctu� par trois voyages pr�-hivernaux d�une dur�e d�une semaine chacun, les tra�neaux Bravo, Charlie …
King Edward Point Diary – March 2004
31 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Poetry This month’s news letter is going to be a little different than usual. It is time you had a tech services look at things down here in South Georgia. …
March – Winter begins
30 March, 2004 Julian Klepacki
Rothera Diary – March 2004 By Julian Klepacki Time had drawn upon us. It would be soon that RRS Ernest Shackleton would be leaving and isolate the remaining winterers until …
After the Shack
30 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
After the Shack written by Tim Burton After the ship had left and winter life had begun, the atmosphere considerably changed on base – more relaxed, informal, friendly and positive; …
Cyril the Chef
25 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Being here still By Cyril Millet Et voila, the summer has gone, time went well, so did life. A brand new episode is just about to start, the winter rise …
Fire Training
20 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Fire Training By Fin O’Sullivan As well as running a power station and sewage plant, all the winterers have to be the fire brigade, as there is no one coming …
Meet the team
15 March, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Winter Team 2004 By Fin O’Sullivan I thought that I wouldn’t go on about how nice it is that winter has arrived now and that the base is much more …
Halley Diary — February 2004
28 February, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Visitors! By Craig Nicholls Well hello to you all…! It has been a totally packed February you couldn’t squeeze anymore in if you tried… Visitors?… we’ve had more than you …
King Edward Point Diary – February 2004
28 February, 2004 BAS Bloggers
The race Sveiki….!!!!! My name is Krissi. Four months into my 3rd contract with BAS and probably the busiest one with more than my electrician’s title to keep up…… Coffee …
Feb
28 February, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Feb The Laurence M Gould made her annual visit to Rothera this month. We are doing collaborative science with this USAP research vessel. Their LTER program ties in with our …
Signy Diary February 2004
28 February, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Leaving the Nest Feb : 2004 February had almost gone before we realised that it had arrived. It has been immensely busy with a steady flow of scientific and base …
Jan – New Year, new faces…
31 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …
Halley Diary — January 2004
31 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Apologies for the tardiness of this first diary installment of 2004. Life at Halley has been very hectic to say the least since RRS Ernest Shackleton arrived for first call …
King Edward Point Diary – January 2004
31 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Fantastic fish Hello, it’s Frin again. Reporting from the exterior of South G. Lots of things have happened in January. I will tell you mostly about how pretty it is …
Signy Diary January 2004
30 January, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Penguin Personalities Jan : 2004 Unbelievably, here we are in 2004. January has simply evaporated in a whirl of work and weather.It almost seems as if the moment we had …
Halley Diary — December 2003
31 December, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Planes, cranes & snowmobiles by Mark Maltby, SHARE Engineer December has mainly been a month of Planes, Ships, Snowcats, Cranes, Dozers and doos. Plane loads of cargo and people continued early …
King Edward Point Diary – December 2003
31 December, 2003 Victoria Auld
Happy News Year HAPPY NEW YEAR to you from all at KEP including me, Vicky, the latest ‘winterer’ arrival. Having sailed in on 30th November, it seemed appropriate to offer …
Signy Diary December 2003
15 December, 2003 BAS Bloggers
December has been another month of change. In the first week we were visited by the RRS Ernest Shackleton carrying equipment, some food and considerable quantities of technical expertise From …
Halley Diary — November 2003
30 November, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Summer has arrived! by Gavin Francis, Base Doctor Summer has arrived! There has been a lot going on in November. The post-winter field trips all returned, the sea-ice is breaking …
King Edward Point Diary – November 2003
30 November, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Base people My first newsletter and my first full month in paradise. Can I tell you a bit about our world…? I know that the regular readers of this column …
November – Newsletter
30 November, 2003 Isabelle Gerrard
Rothera Newsletter November 2003 by Isabelle Gerrard November was a busy time at Rothera. Winter was well and truly over and people were arriving all the time. The weather was somewhat …
Signy Diary November 2003
15 November, 2003 BAS Bloggers
It seems as if it has taken forever to finally get to Signy. It’s a small research station by BAS standards with a complement of only eight at the moment, …
Halley Diary — October 2003
31 October, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Halley House of Horror Halloween Special Written by Craig Nicholson Chief pot and bottle washer The following diary took place between the 1st October 2003 and 31st October 2003. All events, …
King Edward Point Diary – October 2003
31 October, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Pasty off October has seen winter turn into summer here at KEP, with no time for spring in between. John and I went on our long-awaited winter trip during the …
Halley Diary — September 2003
30 September, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Spring by Robert Shortman, Base Plumber Hello to all! This month has been the start of the post winter trips so everybody is getting ready to get away from base …
King Edward Point Diary – September 2003
30 September, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Hello again avid readers and welcome to another issue of the fun-packed newsletter from you very own King Edward Point. This month has seen the finish of all the …
Halley Diary — August 2003
31 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Stuart Colley, Meteorologist Without a doubt, the most important event this month has been the return of the Sun after 103 days. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve …
King Edward Point Diary – August 2003
31 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Food glorious food I’m sure no avid reader of the scintillating “KEP” web diary would be surprised by tales of snow, skis, fish, parties and wildlife. In August there will …
August – Sunrise
30 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary – August 2003 written by Andrew Porte August has been a month of mixed emotions. As July ended and August started the base team was still trying to …
August – Snowblowing
28 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Blowing snow the Rothera way Written by Chris Jacobs and Iain Airth When clearing a gravel strip runway in the middle of winter it is not without problems. There is …
August – Night shift
15 August, 2003 Isabelle Gerrard
Week on Night Shift written by Issy Gerrard At some point during the winter each base member will do a week on night shift. My turn came around in late …
August – Skiing
15 August, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Skinning Up? It had to happen after an absence of 18 years from skiing I had to give up, giving up. My previous experiences of skiing are not good, for …
Halley Diary — July 2003
31 July, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Annette Faux, Meteorologist This month for all of us wintering in the Antarctic has been overshadowed by the tragedy at Rothera. Our thoughts have been very much with the …
King Edward Point Diary – July 2003
31 July, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Rich’s entirely true diary! All of us at King Edward Point were shocked and saddened when we learnt of the death of Kirsty Brown at Rotherathis month. Nearly all of …
Halley Diary — June 2003
30 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
King Edward Point Diary – June 2003
30 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter June. Umm, June. Well it’s been very busy and lots of fun and frustrating and sad. To try and leave you with a favourable feeling I am going to …
June – Midwinter
30 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
June 2003 – Midwinter The month of Midwinter had arrived. The three weeks prior to the big day, the sun completely vanished below the horizon and darkness reigned. But not …
June – Photo Comp.
30 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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. …
June – Presents
20 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
June – Celebrations
15 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
June – LIDAR
15 June, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
Halley Diary — May 2003
31 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
King Edward Point Diary – May 2003
31 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Winter Arrives
30 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Wildlife
30 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Field Training
28 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Centurian Night
20 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Sun Visions
15 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
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 …
May – Plumbing
15 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Plumbing…. 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 …
May – Fondue Night
15 May, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Fondue 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 …
Halley Diary — April 2003
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By 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 …
King Edward Point Diary – April 2003
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Ice 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 …
Apr – Isolation
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Isolation 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 …
Apr – Diving
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Diving 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 …
Apr – Sledge
30 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Manhauling 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. …
Apr – Winter
28 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Winter 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 …
Apr – Visit
20 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Visit 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 …
Apr – Training
15 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
April Winter Field Training Trips One of the best things about being posted down south is the Winter Field Training Trip. These superb trips offer the opportunity for base members …
Apr – Cooking
15 April, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook So, what is the most important job on base? Well, some would argue that it is the science that we are here for and so the …
Halley Diary — March 2003
31 March, 2003 BAS Bloggers
By Russ Locke (AIS Engineer) Finding things to put into this months diary has been an easy job because we’ve been so busy here since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left …
King Edward Point Diary – March 2003
31 March, 2003 BAS Bloggers
A busy month Another busy month here in South Georgia. Early March saw the departure of Molly Sheridan, Irene Valenkamp and Alasdair Reid. Irene and Alasdair have been assistants to …
Halley Diary — February 2003
28 February, 2003 BAS Bloggers
February has been a whirlwind month with the arrival and departure of the ship RRS Ernest Shackleton on it’s second and final call to the station, the realigning of the …
King Edward Point Diary – February 2003
28 February, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Back to school! February has seen us all go back to school, well actually lots of schools. As well as the ubiquitous Doc School which this month has included a …
Halley Diary — January 2003
31 January, 2003 BAS Bloggers
Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …
King Edward Point Diary – January 2003
31 January, 2003 BAS Bloggers
New Year – old friends depart Happy New Year!! Well here we are the start of the New Year and what a start it has been for us down here …
King Edward Point Diary – December 2002
31 December, 2002 BAS Bloggers
New arrivals and Christmas With the arrival of December, we knew our days were numbered. All talk was now of the imminent arrival of the new people – our replacements. …
King Edward Point Diary – November 2002
30 November, 2002 BAS Bloggers
Celebrations November has been a busy month down here at King Edward Point. The tourist season started on 1st November, with the cruise ship Explorer coming alongside. We are due …
King Edward Point Diary – October 2002
31 October, 2002 BAS Bloggers
RRS James Clark Ross arrives October was the month of scrubbing. This was not because the mess in my office had reached evolutionary proportions but rather because of the time …
King Edward Point Diary – September 2002
30 September, 2002 BAS Bloggers
The latest newsletter ever!! Well I think the best way to start this newsletter is with an apology for its lateness!! I believe I have managed to get the award …