08 March 2017
Homebound and goodbyes

“Our eyes are gliding over the surrounding glaciers and mountains. Watching the penguins, listening to nature and wildlife sounds.  Capturing the final impressions and moments as we make our way down to the zodiac's which are waiting down at the chain's landing site. One zodiac is loaded with bags, backpacks and two peli cases, in addition a box marked 'rigger boots' and some waste. Although the sun is shining bright at Lockroy and the surroundings are stunning and beautiful as ever, there is a noticeable sadness in the air when we take place in the empty zodiac. We silently watch whilst we cruise around Goudier Island, seeing the Boatshed, the Nissen hut and Bransfield house...

20 February 2017
In the Navy!

This week has been quite a mixed bag for us here at Port Lockroy. As readers will know we are nearing the end of our time on Goudier Island and as a result, are using every spare minute to fit in any outstanding jobs. We have had a couple of mornings free from ship visits which have allowed us to crack on with the bitumen painting of the historic buildings. Despite these odd ship-free occasions we have welcomed 8 ships, 10 yachts and 2 Navy vessels ashore this week!

06 February 2017
Stars in their eyes

Blue icebergs glowed in the bay; with not a breath of wind, mirror seas reflected majestic mountains; the still waters only rippled by the occasional proposing penguin: this was the scene last night as we soaked in Port Lockroy at its best. We gazed at the sky and to our delight we saw a star! Our excitement on seeing the first star of the season was also tinged with sadness. Although a thrill to begin to see constellations appearing in the sky it is also a sign that the nights are getting darker with each passing day, as the earth tilts and spins and the sun dips further below the horizon...

23 January 2017
Sunsets and Storms

We’re a little over nine weeks into our Port Lockroy experience and in some ways we have settled into the new routine for our daily lives, as Hannelore described last week. However, despite our growing familiarity with our new home, we are still struck by new experiences and changes as the season progresses...

09 January 2017
Climbing the Rigging

Often when visitors come ashore they ask how many ships we see in one day, the answer is that on average we see two, but this week had our busiest day yet when welcomed a large motor yacht, two small sailing yachts, and two large passengers ships...

19 December 2016
White Nights in Port Lockroy

This week has seen us hopefully wave goodbye to ice-based disruptions and welcome in the beginning of regular ship visits.

The ice paid us another disruptive visit on Monday. Our morning ship, Sea Adventurer, managed to push through the ice in the bay and we were able to welcome their passengers ashore. The ice had worsened by the afternoon however, and through valiant efforts from the Ortelius team we were able to hand over our mailbag for delivery...

05 December 2016
Antarctic Sights and Sounds

Have we really been here for three weeks? The time seems to be flying by so fast! Every day is so full with jobs to be done and sights to be seen.

We enjoyed the first yacht visit of the season when SV Icebird sailed in to the bay. On board they had an international group of skiers and adventurers who have been exploring the peaks around the bay...

21 November 2016
Icy Arrivals

So, the Port Lockroy team 2016-17 have finally arrived and installed ourselves on base!

Leaving the UK on the 3^rd Nov the team – Adele, Lucy, Hannelore and I – arrived in Ushuaia on the 4^th. We had a few days to enjoy Ushuaia and get some final bits and pieces organised. We were able to buy any final supplies we thought we might need and we also picked up our BGAN satellite transceiver, essential for our communications from Port Lockroy.

We enjoyed a lovely steak dinner in Ushuaia one evening before splitting into two groups for our journey south. Hannelore and I waved off Lucy and Adele on the Ocean Endeavour and we had one more day in Ushuaia before we ourselves boarded our ship, the Akademik Ioffe. 

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