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| So for the last 7 weeks I've been representing the Scottish Association for Marine Science. I have been working at Rothera as a Marine Assistant/consultant. I am now home in Scotland and heading to an Arctic Conference for the next stage of my work where we are preparing to board the RRS James Clark Ross again in September! Here are a few things I got up to on base and off base before I left. |
The new bedrooms in Admirals (the accomidation building) are super comfy and give you more privacy!
Muff excited for his new DJ set up, there are going to be god parties this winter coming!
The only bad thing about the construction is that it is super noisy for most of the time, there are lots of big machinery. This is still my favourite place to sit and watch the world go by.
Second place is inside the Noddy where it is warm!
Lots of snow clearing! This was to make space for the Transport Aquarium!
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| I definitely have a bit of PTSD from the Transport Aquarium. My last big effort before I left was to get the TPAQ set up and ready to get running when the power was put to it. Thank Hilary for the help. |
SO many lovely people end up at Rothera (myself excluded mwaha)
Kate giving me a wee trim before I leave! SO i look acceptable for society har har
Skinning on the splitboard towards the caboose, i was too hot and the sun glare was high so improvised!
Running has really kicked off in the last few years at Rothera, a few of us used to run up the ramp but now the area has extended all the way to the flagline and caboose....I did make it the caboose just before I left. One of my aims to complete whilst I was there!
We did a bit of black and white film developing in our spare time. IT went very wrong the first time so we had to get in people who have been on the earth longer than us to remind us how it's done!
With all of the boats broken and the marine team currently not operational meant I was available for a wee day trip to King George Sound in a Twin Otter with Ian Potten and with Steve Gibbs to dig out one of the science sites.
We didn't need to pack much in!
Proding the snow/any bit big lumps to find the missing instruments!
USing the Iridium to call base and double check we definitely have the correct coodinates!
Very very white!
Steve desperately looking for his science site. Our aim was to raise the solarpanel and cables that are running through the icesheet looking and constantly making measurements.
I've never laughed so much at 10 000 ft when Ian and Steve just randomly started to brush their pearly whites. It did make me realise that I had forgotten my toothbrush...good thing we made it back to Rothera!
Just before I left base it was turning even more into a construction site, with barriers everywhere. You had to wear high vis all around base and hard hats in south station! It is very hectic but for a good cause.
Red confusingly means safe gate!
Just before I left I was part of the casting off team to release the big BAM container ship which took 2 weeks to offload alot of cargo for the wharf reconstruction!
Penguins!!!!
Penguin with no head, I love penguins!
Feeling super emotional whilst leaving on the Dash-7 as I don't know if if/when I will ever be back again. I hope I will, but this trip has been an emotional rollercoaster. I am super happy/astonished that I was picked by the BAS scientists to replace Marlon and Zoe for 7 weeks and very thankful that SAMS agreed and made it work for all of us as the long term data and science that is completed at Rothera is very important to maintain and build. I am very integrated and know the science inside out after doing it for 2 years. I hope that is continues to grow and I hope I will be back again to help!
