Still in Cambridge. Flight from Cambridge to the Falkland Islands on the 4th December 2017 delayed and then cancelled due to bad weather. The next flight is 4 days later. Keeping my fingers crossed. Finally a flight to the Falklands via Cape Verde.
A
7 hour flight to Cape Verde with a 2 hour stop over. Temperature in the
high 20s. It definitely beats the cage in the Ascension island.
Setting sail from Mare harbour after an 11 hour flight from cape verde. No time in the Falklands this time but looks like the sun is shining at the moment.
First sign of sea ice on the way to Signy and the temperatures drop.
Signy research station in the background.
A young elephant seal enjoying the warmth of the midday sun.
The Ernest Shackleton docked in the middle of the bay
South Georgia and KEP (King Edward Point) station
The old whaling station of KEP
Drake passage crossing much easier than other times. Only small swells and few big waves.
The start of the sea ice. Hardly any around at the moment and not really causing any slowdown of the Ernest Shackleton as it moves through.
Some science on the sea ice. Snow samples for isotope analysis back in Cambridge and some radar work for comparison with the satellite.
The Brunt ice shelf and a small colony of penguins. No chicks though.
The ES moored up against the sea ice of creek 8. We arrived at Halley 2 days quicker than expected even after dropping people off at KEP which added an extra two days sail. This was due to the factthat there was no sea ice to slow the ship down. The swell that we encountered appears to have brocken up a lot of the sea ice around the creeks.
A small Emperor penguin colony at creek 8. A small window of time to get off the ship and stretch the legs.
Start of a 3 day relief (24 hour shifts)
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| Summer BBQ |
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| Halley VI |
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| Neumayer station |
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| accommodation in the caboose |
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| atmospheric platform- Spuzo |
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| Penguin trip |
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| Station vehicles |
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| Polarstern relief |
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| life on base |
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| EDEN project for life on Mars |
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| Plant growth |
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