Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
This is a view of the plateau, the mountains that are poking through the ice cap are over 7000ft
and only about 1000ft is visible.
and only about 1000ft is visible.
We all get the chance to fly a Twin Otter aircraft, something that you wouldn't be able to do back home. It was an amazing experience something that I will never forget. Even just sitting in the cockpit whilst flying is great.
When landing the pilot makes a pass dragging the skies then he pulls up sharply this is to test how firm the snow is and to see if any crevasses open up. After he banks around to make the final approach .
The pilot and I dug the old battery box out of the snow and ice, it was about 2m deep. While the meteorologists where building the new station we took down the old one.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Deep in thought, it doesn't matter how many times I see the same view it's never the same twice. Now the sun is getting lower in the sky the night time colour fantastic. These photo's were taken at around 12 o'clock. Tomorrow I am co-piloting a Twin Otter aeroplane I am really looking forward to that.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
ITN News filmed from our base live for five days hoping to bring to the attention of the world the real problem of global warming. The news clip where Mark Austin is in one of our boats next to an ice burg when a large chunk breaks off, and only through the expertise of Bernard the skipper saves the crew from being swept overboard by the resulting wave, is now on world wide TV. There ratings have gone up by more than one million, that's how interested people are about Antarctica.
It's not very often you see a BBQ with ice burgs in the back ground. The ship's cooks did them proud.
After the BBQ we went indoors and the results of the days games were given out A DRAW. Then after that their band played and they were very good, its a pity they could not have stayed a couple of more days.
I must mention the Football they turned up in a team strip where our side was in work clothes, anyway they won 5-0.
I must mention the Football they turned up in a team strip where our side was in work clothes, anyway they won 5-0.
Most interesting pitch and put, we lost some balls that day. The helicopter in the back ground sunk in the snow down to it's belly .
HRH and party coming to see our winter Olympics British Antarctic Survey against the Royal Navel and Royal Marines. So far this has been one of the best days here, as it's been such good fun. Everyone was in good spirits this is the only chance the Sailors and Marines get to step foot on Antarctica.