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I used to think going to the  letter box and finding a birthday card was exciting but getting mail on station is a whole other thing.  It is a very strange feeling not to be able to buy what you want, when you want.  I guess I have been pretty spoilt in the past andContinue reading “The post arrives”

It’s hard to believe I have been in Antarctica for more than a month now.  Waking up opening the block out blind in my bedroom and seeing icebergs is my new normal.  As I’ve slipped into my new life I have been a bit slack with updates but I promised first impressions so here goes.Continue reading “Living at Davis”

After 19 days in pre-departure isolation which wasn’t nearly as bad as it sounds I bounced out of bed at 3am and started the journey of getting to Antarctica.  A bus to the Customs controlled area to process out of the country and get both myself and bags weighed was the first stop.  I haveContinue reading “I made it”

What a fabulous couple of months I have had in Hobart preparing for this adventure of a lifetime. I  am however pretty happy to be writing this update from pre-departure quarantine, yep another 2 weeks of iso and 3 more COVID tests, but this time I am days away from jumping on that plane whereContinue reading “I’m ready…”

I won’t bore you with the details as I’ve pretty much told everyone I know how I got here but suffice to say that it took about 18 months and some pretty gruelling selection processes to get to this point where I am heading to Antarctica as the Station Leader of Davis for the 2021/22Continue reading “The journey begins…”