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Camp Rothera January 2013

24/01/2013 00:55 by Eric Epping

Weeks 9, 10 & 11: The Trace metal team arrived

There we were on the 2nd of January at Schiphol airport for our departure to Rothera. Still digesting the champagne and olliebollen. After a journey of more than 30 hours that took us via the magnificent airfields of Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Santiago the Chili, we finally reached Punta Arenas at 18:00h local time. At the airport of Sao Paulo we met British colleagues who were also on their way to Rothera and travelled via London Heathrow.

 

 

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23/01/2013 23:41 by Eric Epping

Weeks 9, 10 & 11: The Dutch team completed!

Dutch team

Since the start of 2013 there has been a continuous flux of people in and out of the base. Within those arrivals were the remainder of the Dutch research projects. We can tell that the base is now at full capacity due to the time we spend standing in the queue for lunch and dinner!

 

 

 

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04/01/2013 14:42 by Eric Epping

Weeks 7 & 8: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Orca'sAnother two weeks have flown by, Christmas has been and gone and we are on the verge of the new year. We had the chance to fly as co-pilots in a twin otter to a BAS refuelling station in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula...

 

 

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