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Published: December 11th 2006
Catalogue pose!
Standing with my back to the wind for a bit of a break from shifting blocks!!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, only 1 day was cancelled due to the winds yet we managed to get everything sorted out and stockpiled ready to attack the following day.
The weather was just against us all week though with high winds, random snow dumps leaving ice everywhere and freezing cold fingers, it hasnt been great. However, when the weather clears as it has for the last 2 days, its just an amazing sight and you remember why its all worth while.
The second floor is now just about finished so we begin to prepare for the wall panels and insulation going into position. Fingers
Nice!!
No body ordered this weather!!! crossed, the weather will hold out because these things just cant be erected in the wind because we will just take off like a kite on them in any strong gusts!
One of the positives from these strong winds is that it has completely blown away all the sea ice from around the base, allowing all our friendly Adelie penguins to come and waddle over and say hello throughout the day. It also leaves the bay open for the dive teams to get out and for avid wildlife watchers to spot the odd whale, seals, penguins, birds etc etc.
As much as i love all the wildlife that is in abundance here, im much happier up on the hill snowboarding. Which i suppose is another massive bonus of this manky weather that i continue to moan about. Fresh powder is on the slopes, followed by cold nights freezing along with the wind compacting the snow, which leaves amazing conditions for a good old blast about. An ideal way to get away from it all in the hills for a few hours, be it in the evening or on a sunday afternoon, it beats being stuck on the site with the
Blizzard anyone?
Perfect working conditions. wind battering you around!
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Bob Lucas
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7 day week eh?
Hi Ian, Sorry to read that you've got a little behind, but beats having a big one! Ha! With all the DIY around Abbey House I'm beginning to think I'm on a 7 day week as well! Still, thanks to Kim's efforts we're 80% of the way there. No use saying 'Do you think you'll have a white Christmas' is it? Thanks for all the great photos and the dit! I'll write again soon. Bob