Scillonian Down South!

A journey south and back again on the RRS Ernest Shackleton; departing the Isles of Scilly, via the Falklands and some other places besides. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the UK’s national Antarctic operator, and has for the past 60 years been responsible for most of the UK’s scientific research in Antarctica. Part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), BAS operates five research stations, two Royal Research Ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica.

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Friday, 30 March 2007

Rothera Tour

Snow Cat ride to the top of the hill.

Let loose on Skidoo's!

Jenny Island

Sled for winter expeditions

Got Pat the R/O to capture
me on camera just to prove
I really was here!!

A Tour of the (almost finished) New Accommodation at Rothera

Not a bad view!

Saturday, 24 March 2007

Some More Rothera

    The monument at Rothera Point

                    Jenny Island

Ernest Shackleton, taken from the monument at Rothera Point just before sunset on 21/03/2007.

Antarctic Heroes!

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Rothera Research Station

Lat:67°34' S, Long: 68°08' W, Rothera Point, Adelaide Island.

The two picture above are courtesy of the BAS website http://www.antarctica.ac.uk

Set sail on the 15th of March heading for Rothera on the peninsular. The weather was not as good as it could have been storm force 10 winds were encountered.