The days have been slowly getting shorter until finally we have no light, instead we have Aurora Australis
Category: travel
14 weeks of lessons
Lots of people have asked if it has been worth it coming to Antarctica, its only been 14 weeks so its probably a little bit early to say but I have learnt one thing, the benefit of taking time out. At home life is a constant rush; from one adventure to the next, one holiday…
The ice is forming
In the last week the temperature started dropping and with Equinox on Monday the days will rapidly become shorter. The change has snuck up on me, it is like the seasons just switched all of a sudden. It was minus 17 this morning when I went outside, and there was a light dusting of snow…
The week that was
Should probably read the fortnight that was, I came to Antarctica thinking that it would be a fantastic time to learn; do some yoga, concentrate on some mindfulness training, finish my thesis and maybe get an article published…… We only had to get one job finished before the Kingdom was ours, the 14 of us could…
Glamping on the Plateau
This week I got to go out in the field to one of the little shacks that are used as weekend getaways. There are about six in total 3 up on the plateau and 3 that are only used when the sea ice is thick enough to travel over. The ‘plateau’ is about 45…
I survived the first week 39 (ish) to go
At the end of week one I finally have time and head space to unpack my little bag of possessions. This is only the last minute packing, I originally packed in November and four little boxes are on their way across the ocean as I speak full of surprises for me. I say surprises because…
Today I flew to Antarctica
Today I flew to Antarctica, as an understatement it is amazing. I flew with 25 other people from Hobart via an A319 to Wilkins airbase then onto an American Hercules to Whoop Whoop (that’s its name) were a little red helicopter was waiting to ferry us down to Davis Station. Sometime in the next couple…
The final countdown
With two and a bit weeks to go until ‘D’ day a lot has happened. In December I finally met the 12 people that I am going to be living with for the next 10 months. I was so nervous, many sleepless nights about how I was going to start to build the team dynamic…
Jen Wressell 