The days have been slowly getting shorter until finally we have no light, instead we have Aurora Australis
Tag: travelling
internet withdrawals
Imagine what it is like to have no internet, how did people used to communicate
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 growing darkness
I am cautious about a lot of things; Number one is water or more correctly standing on a stone fish, getting eaten by a shark or anything that brushes my foot in ankle deep water. Number two food that repeats for hours like red onion, beer, capsicum and Fray Bentos pies Number three tea breath,…
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…
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…
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 