well, its been a hard one this week. Already behind schedule due to the aircraft not flying on time and with the added bonus of having to catch up with loads of work, the weather decided to crap out on us!! Suprisingly the temperatures are not too bad here at all, hovering around the -2/+2 area yet when the winds pick up, boy does it get cold. So, what have we had all week? well, around about 20-30 knot gusts of wind battering us about as we clamber over steel work trying to fit the new floors of the building. Suprisingly, [View Full Entry]

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Well, i have finished the first full week of my stay here at Rothera and i am absolutely shattered, with aches on my aches and cramp all over my body. OK, well im not that bad but it sure feels like it sometimes. The reason for this is that we have completed the first floor block and beams on the "New Bransfield House" and the only means for getting these into position is by dropping the 5 meter beams onto the steel with a forklift. After they have been put in we then slide them into position hoping that they will [View Full Entry]

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Well guys, i have finally made it to the glorious sights and sounds of Antarctica yet again. After our initial delays stretching out over a week at home and then a week in Punta Arenas in Chile, the weather was good, the plane was fixed and ready to fly and our bags were packed and on board. Actually, our bags were packed on board about 3 days before we flew so there were a few really stinky people on that plane who hadnt changed, myself included!! The flight in was fantastic, flying over Cape horn and along the Antarctic Peninsular until [View Full Entry]

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Well, im getting used to this websight now, there isnt much else to do when you are having to continually have to go back to the hotel every 2 hours to check whether it is possible to fly or not. As yesterday, everything is ready, the plane is fueled and loaded with all the cargo, now its just the weather at the other end causing trouble. The base is having quite bad snow flurries and the visibility is down to about a kilometre and the real trouble is the cloud cover. Unfortunately it is just too low for the plane to [View Full Entry]

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Well, as i mentioned before, the plane is fixed, we are ready to get stuck into it all, itching to get out.....yet, we are still hanging around Punta Arenas. Now its the CAA (civil aviation authority) who have grounded our plane. Not only is it dodgy due to breaking down, when it is fixed it cant even take off due to an un signed piece of paper. The reason for this is because there are only 2 mechanics with the plane which is stranded over at Rothera and these are the guys who have completed all the work. For a plane [View Full Entry]

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Well hello hello hello. Long time no speak with an awful lot of you and for that i apologise, although it works both ways you know!! Anyway, for those of you who dont know, i am currently on my way back down to the most southerly part of the world, working with BAS (British Antarctic Survey), heading towards the Antarctic Peninsular and my home for the next 4/5 months. I am heading for a different base this year with the task of building a whole new amenities centre for all the scientists and crew who live and work there all year [View Full Entry]

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