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Friday, May 09, 2008. Rehab, Postscript and Close. This is the final post. And honestly, I mean it this time. South Africa: A Country of Hopes and Fears. White Lines. Running through my mind. Packin' heat in the bush. Returning to the UK was as depressing as I expected. Mechanised voices seemed to drone out safety notices at every opportunity, but I supprised myself by getting from London to Llandefalle (the top of a hill, in Wales) using public transport! Back in the Shire. Thursday, April 03, 2008.

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Friday, May 09, 2008. Rehab, Postscript and Close. This is the final post. And honestly, I mean it this time. South Africa: A Country of Hopes and Fears. White Lines. Running through my mind. Packin' heat in the bush. Returning to the UK was as depressing as I expected. Mechanised voices seemed to drone out safety notices at every opportunity, but I supprised myself by getting from London to Llandefalle (the top of a hill, in Wales) using public transport! Back in the Shire. Thursday, April 03, 2008.

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Antarctic Diary: February 2007

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Monday, February 26, 2007. A little about the weather. The weather here is cold, as you'd expect, but it's a very different type of cold to the UK. The thermometer only tells half the story. Last week it was -20C, with cloudless skies. We took coffee outside on the balcony and basked in the sun, being sure to wear factor 30 as it's damn strong down here. It's too windy for kiting and too cold for skiing, so today I used the gym. Exercise is the only way to keep on top of Ant's superb cooking. I've been b...

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Antarctic Diary: Cape Town

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Sunday, March 02, 2008. As with any Antarctic journey, our final trip started early and immediately the waiting game began. With the sun well and truly hidden, the temperature at 4:00am had dropped to -25C and the plane was iced up. It didn't look much, but as the pilot neatly put it - "it's enough to kill us". Frantic scrubbing with meths got the wings clean and an hour later we look off. The Balsa, ready to leave Halley. On the deck, Cape Town (Link). But we made it. Back on tarmac, back to reality.

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Antarctic Diary: December 2006

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Saturday, December 30, 2006. Christmas Dinner and Training. Training on the ice. After lunch we moved onto Skidoos. These are the basic mode of transport around base and further into the field. We were learning on a brand new Alpine 3, a nippy little number powered by a two-stroke 500cc engine. Ted the mechanic drummed the importance of the kill-chord into us, then went through the start-up procedure and let us ride. And They’re great fun! We should get there this year. More training pictures here. Poste...

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Antarctic Diary: Reflections

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Friday, February 22, 2008. Snowed in for three days with all work cancelled, I started packing my bags and digging out summer clothes ready for the oven-like heat of Cape Town. Preparing to hand back the base laptop, I browsed my photos as they saved to disk. And I’m so glad I did - What a year! Come swim with me! This was so much more than a job. It was an adventure taking in three continents! The little moments of insanity kept us from going mad. Cold fingers. Hot data. Despite its efforts, the weather...

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Antarctic Diary: Rehab, Postscript and Close

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Friday, May 09, 2008. Rehab, Postscript and Close. This is the final post. And honestly, I mean it this time. South Africa: A Country of Hopes and Fears. White Lines. Running through my mind. Packin' heat in the bush. Returning to the UK was as depressing as I expected. Mechanised voices seemed to drone out safety notices at every opportunity, but I supprised myself by getting from London to Llandefalle (the top of a hill, in Wales) using public transport! Back in the Shire. Reunion in . 2 years? Please ...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: March 2008

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Leaving behind the small clutch of winterers alone on the ice, the Shackleton. Made good speed through the Stancomb-Wills ice stream, where one of the largest glaciers in Dronning Maud Land meets the sea, creating icebergs as it does so. March is late in the season to be sailing so far South and there was good evidence of sea ice thick enough to walk on for several days sail. With it well below zero sea spray freezes across the ship. After a few days of rough weather- during wh...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: February 2008

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Friday, February 29, 2008. From Five to Six. Out With The Old. The most exciting part of the summer is the new base starting to take shape. The summer has been good in respect of the weather and has meant that as the end of the season approaches it is possible to get an idea of what Halley VI will look like. In With The New. Sastrugi at Creek 4. Inside the 'Command' Podule. The large box on the left will be the new surgery. Inside the steel superstructure that forms each unit, are pre-fabricated boxes co...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: December 2007

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Sunday, December 30, 2007. A Very Busy Christmas. Up On The Continent. Putting ozone sensors in at 9000 ft. I finally did it! A few heavily crevassed miles short of land. Crevasses at the Edge of the Continent. Wide enough to consume whole any vehicle (or plane.). The blimp flights over base. Digging the Kit In. Kirsty (Metbabe), Andy (Ozone Scientist) and Mark (Pilot) get started. Flying Back Over the Hinge Zone. Putting Up the Solar Panel. Tilley lamp should the plane be forced to spend an unscheduled ...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: The Last Few Days

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Thursday, March 06, 2008. The Last Few Days. My last post from Halley has come around all too quickly, two summers and a winter have passed and it is time for me to head north, leaving the Antarctic far behind. The last few days were a great reminder, however, of why I enjoy this place so much. With too many people on station to sail out to Cape Town on the Shackleton,. De-icing the Basler's Wings. Sunsets Over The Fully Clad Podule. Brass tags for winterers, wood for summer staff. Halley VI and V. Other...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: August 2007

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Thursday, August 30, 2007. The Return Of The Sun. The most significant moment of the last few weeks has to be without doubt the return of the sun over the horizon. For while the increasing light and the colourful displays that go with it, preempt its return, the moment that it broaches the horizon for the first time in getting on for four months, is an emotional event. The Top of the Solar Disc Emerges for the First Time. Watching the sun reappear over the garage catenaries. Sun Under The Laws. Of the ot...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: March 2007

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Sunday, March 25, 2007. A Few Days Off Base and Some Local Geography. Having intended to write an entry every fortnight, I can feel the resolution slipping from my grasp already. The highlight since last writing has been the pre-Winter trip. Everybody has the opportunity to spend a week away this side of the winter and a longer period of time once the sun reappears. Second Chasm, The Hinge Zone. In the foreground are laden Nansen sledges, in the distance the Antarctic plateau. The Brunt Ice Shelf. Within...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: April 2007

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Some Real Survey Work. The last few weeks have focused on ensuring the base is ready for the disappearance of the sun. With the last pre-darkness winter trip back on base, there have been a few last pieces of off-base science work to complete. Sunset Over the Drewry. Fortunately, they are also fairly robust as travelling around on the back of a ski-doo for the 60 kilometre round trip is enough to destroy quite a lot of things particularly at -35°C. Sunset On The Brunt. The Fiel...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: June 2007

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Sunday, June 24, 2007. Midday Over the Garage. The winter solstice takes on a special significance for all of those in the Antarctic as it is supposedly the depth of the winter and a reminder that the sun and eventually fresh faces and fruit will return sooner than expected. In reality, we are yet to reach the halfway point until the influx of the summer team, which is still a few weeks away. Dozing the Melt Tank. Sune and the Pyramid Tents in the Garage. Pete Celebrates His 50th Birthday. A consequence ...

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Sausages and Sastrugi: September 2007

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Thursday, September 13, 2007. The Last of the Aurora? Sunrise Behind the Laws. As sunlight now dominates the day and the temperatures gradually warm, it is hard to remember the last day when it was well below -40°C. However, the nights still remain dark and there is even still the occasional auroral display, though the problem is not their rarity but the cloudy skies obscuring the light. Aurora Over the Drewry. Scorpius and the Milky Way Above the Drewry. Inset: the constellation of stars that make up.

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Sausages and Sastrugi: January 2007

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Sunday, January 28, 2007. Planes, Cranes and Ski-doos. Bravo-Bravo at the Ski-Way. Guides the plane in, the Laws platform is in the distance far left. Camping Within the Perimeter. A large proportion of my time during the summer is spent at the ski-way- an aircraft runway on a snow substrate- which at Halley is located about 2 km north of the base. BAS. Operate five planes running mainly out of Rothera. Alone would be over six and a half hours, a distance of 900 nautical miles. For all intents and pu...

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Friday, May 09, 2008. Rehab, Postscript and Close. This is the final post. And honestly, I mean it this time. South Africa: A Country of Hopes and Fears. White Lines. Running through my mind. Packin' heat in the bush. Returning to the UK was as depressing as I expected. Mechanised voices seemed to drone out safety notices at every opportunity, but I supprised myself by getting from London to Llandefalle (the top of a hill, in Wales) using public transport! Back in the Shire. Thursday, April 03, 2008.

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