King Edward Point Diary – June 2005
30 June, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter The time is flying by – I can’t believe we have been here 8 months already. The sun disappeared from the base late last month and will not shine on …
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June – Midwinter
30 June, 2005 Isabelle Gerrard
Rothera Diary, June 2005 Hi everyone, June is such an exciting time to be in Antarctica. The main reason being that the 21st June is mid winter’s day, very significant …
Bird Island Diary – May 2005
31 May, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Tommo arrives Well hello from Bird Island, I have just arrived on this wondrous isle this month, so as the new boy, it is my duty to write this newletter, …
Halley Diary — May 2005
31 May, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Sundown The month started with the yearly Sundown ceremony, to mark the day that the sun disappears and we start three months of darkness. As the oldest member of the …
King Edward Point Diary – May 2005
31 May, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Winter approaches May has once more come and gone and for the transient population of South Georgia it has been as busy a month as any. The winter has not …
May – Ice diving
30 May, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, May 2005 Our second full month of isolation has seen the real signs of winter beginning to show themselves. As the days get longer and warmer back in …
Bird Island Diary – April 2005
30 April, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Some final thoughts Some final thoughts before returning home… After 906 days living on what might equate to some as little more than a wind swept rock in the middle …
Halley Diary — April 2005
30 April, 2005 BAS Bloggers
A Chef Writes – knocked together by Kevin (the Sheff-Chef) O’Donnell This month started off with winds of 40 knots and temperatures of −30°C and pretty much stayed the same …
King Edward Point Diary – April 2005
30 April, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Summer’s end April marks the end of the busy summer, the last of the summer visitors have gone – the scientists, technicians, tourists, seafarers, mountaineers and, of course, the taxidermist. …
Apr – Winter Trips
30 April, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, April 2005 April has been our first full month of winter since our summer colleagues left for the year. Traditional April Fool japes were skipped as we were …
Bird Island Diary – March 2005
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
A doctor writes The duty of writing this month’s newsletter has fallen to me- Jenny, the base doctor. I have been at Bird Island research station for the last two …
Halley Diary — March 2005
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Winter Trips Deutsch March is always an exciting time at Halley because after the ship has left, winterers begin their winter trips. It is our type of holiday down here …
März – Winter Trips
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
M�rz 2005 – Winter Trips English Der Monat M�rz ist in Halley immer ein besonders spannender Monat, weil die �berwinterer, nachdem das Schiff Halley zum letzten Mal f�r dieses Jahr …
King Edward Point Diary – March 2005
31 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
First snow Well here we are the end of March, back home it’s heading towards the end of the winter season and its damp and cold. Here in South Georgia …
Mar – Winter begins
30 March, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, March 2005 There is no doubt of the dominating image of March 2005. For the twenty one of us left at Rothera, the departure of RRS Ernest Shackleton …
Halley Diary — February 2005
28 February, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Goodbye to the Shackleton by Craig Nicholls It was a month in which we said goodbye to old friends, the ones who worked all summer getting the base ready for …
King Edward Point Diary – February 2005
28 February, 2005 BAS Bloggers
A busy month Hi to all our avid readers and Welcome to KEPs February edition. I’m one of the new team fish scientists at KEP. After being south for four …
Feb – Windy weather
28 February, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, February 2005 February was dominated by the weather. Over 80 knot winds hit the refuelling stations of Fossil Bluff and Sky Blu. Fossil Bluff is a sturdy hut …
Signy Island Diary — January/February 2005
15 February, 2005 BAS Bloggers
New Year / Jan Christmas was celebrated in style with nine course feast. Everyone had a hand in preparing a dish. Before dinner, party poppers were popped and added to …
Bird Island Diary – January 2005
31 January, 2005 BAS Bloggers
A quiet month…. sort of The January diary for Bird Island is written by Isaac Forster and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island January …
Halley Diary — January 2005
31 January, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Hoc of Halley by Hoc Baldock, Summer Admin Support After working for BAS for 14 years you feel you know a bit about it, but how different the reality can …
King Edward Point Diary – January 2005
31 January, 2005 BAS Bloggers
New Year Well a Happy New Year to all you dedicated readers of the South Georgia News Letter. Since I arrived at KEP in November last year, we’ve been very …
Jan – A long run
31 January, 2005 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, January 2005 January started with a bang for some of the station members as they took part in a 10km New Years Day run on the runway organised …
Bird Island Diary – December 2004
31 December, 2004 BAS Bloggers
A new Base Commander Happy New Year to all readers, especially those nearest and dearest to the Bird Island team. December passed in a flash. Here we are in the …
Halley Diary — December 2004
31 December, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Summer arrives by Simon Coggins December is always a hectic month at Halley as it signals the end of the months of isolation and the beginning of the busy summer …
King Edward Point Diary – December 2004
31 December, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Chicks and pups Summertime is well underway at King Edward Point. We’ve got baby animals of all kinds wandering around. When I arrived, two months ago now, the jetty was …
Dec – A busy month!
31 December, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, December 2004 A busy month at Rothera! One of the main ‘events’ was the JCR battling through miles of sea ice to try to get to Rothera for …
Bird Island Diary – November 2004
30 November, 2004 Paul Cousens
A tech writes The November diary for Bird Island is written by Paul Cousens and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary – November …
Halley Diary — November 2004
30 November, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Preparations for Summer By Russ Locke November has been a busy month here at Halley with preparations for the coming summer season well and truly underway. As the winter begins …
King Edward Point Diary – November 2004
30 November, 2004 BAS Bloggers
New arrivals Where to start is the question? November has just been jam packed with events and the month has passed so quickly. We’ve had new arrivals, departures, beer festivals, …
Oct-Nov – New arrivals
15 November, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Rothera Diary, October/November 2004 After a fantastic winter at Rothera, the onset of spring and summer brings many new arrivals to the base. With the busy summer season due to …
Bird Island Diary – October 2004
31 October, 2004 Iain Staniland
Birds, seals and more birds The October diary for Bird Island is written by Iain Staniland and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary …
Halley Diary — October 2004
31 October, 2004 BAS Bloggers
October Web Page By Allan “Tommo” Thomas Hello there, and welcome to October’s web diary. My name is Allan Thomas, I’m Station Electrician, and I shall be your guide this …
King Edward Point Diary – October 2004
31 October, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Spring Its spring in the Southern Ocean and lots of cool things have been happening at King Edward Point. I like South Georgia lots, especially its wildlife (including FISH), scenery …
Bird Island Diary – September 2004
30 September, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Spring The Bird Island Castaways unchanged after 5 months of isolation….. September is the beginning of spring on Bird Island; many of the migratory birds are beginning to return, a …
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 …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – August 2004
31 August, 2004 BAS Bloggers
One moonlit night The August diary for Bird Island is written by Chris Green and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary – August …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – July 2004
31 July, 2004 BAS Bloggers
A month of respite The July diary for Bird Island is written by Isaac Forster and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary – …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – June 2004
30 June, 2004 BAS Bloggers
Midwinter The June diary for Bird Island is written by Sarah Robinson and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary – June 2004 (pdf …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – May 2004
31 May, 2004 Dave Connor
Alex arrives The May diary for Bird Island is written by Alex Cottle and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary – May 2004 …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – April 2004
30 April, 2004 Dave Connor
Goodbye to Ben and Nic The April diary for Bird Island is written by Chris Green and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island Diary …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – March 2004
31 March, 2004 Dave Connor
Where did all the time go? The March diary for Bird Island is written by Ben Phalan and is available in pdf format by clicking the link below. Bird Island …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – February 2004
28 February, 2004 Dave Connor
Picnics and chicks When you are stuck on an island, size 5km by 1km in the South Atlantic most requirements have a habit of being postponed all too frequently. Necessities …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – January 2004
31 January, 2004 Dave Connor
Sushi & smoothies Considering the fact that you trip over seals the minute you walk out of the door, you would have thought that ten scats a week is not …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – December 2003
31 December, 2003 Jaume Forcada
The Bird Island Flying Times December’s Bird Island newsletter could be called the The Bird Island Times, or, to be more precise, the The Bird Island Flying Times, given the …
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 …
Bird Island Diary – November 2003
30 November, 2003 Dave Connor
Bird Island Dorchester November has been a month of endless variety on Bird Island from both science and base life aspects. The most visible change has been the emergence of …
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, …
Bird Island Diary – October 2003
31 October, 2003 Dave Connor
Birds and big noses October has seen the skies above the island come alive with birds, the beaches with elephant and fur seals, and the steep rocky slopes with Macaroni …
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, …