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…
Tag: Antarctica
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…
Dress ups
I got to play dress-ups today in the clothing store, one of my favourite parts of getting ready to go South….. there are fur lined goose down jackets, big gloves and beanies, goggles and boots. It’s mind boggling to see all the clothes hung up like the biggest walking robe you have ever seen. It’s pretty…
Squealing quietly in week one………..
Feels weird that after 2 years waiting I am finally sitting in an office with Station Leader written on the door, I really have never thought that this time would come. I still remember the evening that I rang my now employer and asked if I had been successful, every-one else who had been in our…
Packing (hyperventilation) for Antarctica
This week marks my first week as a Station Leader in Antarctica…………….. only I’m still not quite in the big freezer. I’m sitting in an office waiting for the rest of the team to arrive and impatiently organising all the last minute packing and ordering and starting to mildly hyperventilate at the thought of forgetting something important….
Jen Wressell 