“Farewell” – by Anton Bowring
The good thing about ships is that they encourage natural order. As soon as you get back to sea, the crew settle immediately into their responsibilities. Unfinished business and external influences become muted and everyone immediately attends to watch keeping duties, or, by securing ropes and loose items prepares the ship for a return to the open se…a. As it is Sunday, the Captain’s inspection…
“We are alone now” – by Brian Newham
There are certain moments in life that are so hard to describe that it is almost futile to try. What happened here just a couple of hours ago was one of those moments. Last night’s party was a great oc…casion but this morning the stark reality of what was about to happen overwhelmed everything else. Farewells were extremely hard as friends that had helped so much to get us this far offered…
“The Last Night” – by Anton Bowring
Yesterday saw the culmination of all the outstanding tasks which we, on the ship, had to perform. The last drums were unloaded; debris and unwanted equipment were taken back to the ship from the Ice Group’s stout encampment hal…f way up the hill; last minute items were transferred back and forth until there was really nothing else that we could do. Last on board was our trusty vehic…
Internet Gremlins
Dear All, We apologise for the lack of updates since Saturday but we have been experiencing technical difficulties with the website which were completely beyond our control. These are hopefully all sorted now and you will be reading this with no problems. The worst thing is that since the website crashed so much has happened on the ice. The offload is over and the Ice Team are now alone. I w…
Preparing for an Emotional Farewel
By Jill Bowring. There has been a strange shifting of feelings aboard over the last few days. Things had been going well with unloading continuing throughout the long sun-drenched days surrounded by sparkling seas and snow. Admittedly there were problems that came to light, but they were being solved or at least being put into a suitable (sometimes questioned) place on the priority list. Eac…
The Tip of the Iceberg
This stunning shot is just one of many spectacular images by Geoff Long and Jill Bowring available to see on Flickr. Click here to be redirected to the Flickr page.
Mary Mouse Joins Her Friend on the Ice
After days stranded on the expedition ship, Mary Mouse has at last rejoined her friends on the ice. Tonight she will be sleeping in the living caboose with the rest of the team and will be staying with them for the for rest of the expedition. Richmond Dykes has taken it upon himself to keep an eye on Mary for the trip, and she will be travelling with him in the cab of his Caterpillar if she not…
What a Snotter
Latest update from Crown Bay – by Anton Bowring I’m an optimist. If I see a half glass of beer, I’ll drink it. Today turned out to be half a day. In my book it was a good one. Others were frustrated that we didn’t achieve more. There was still a swell but cautiously we nosed into the shelf at 07.30 and started work. Large lumps of ice fell into the sea around us but the loading platform stayed…
Testing the Fuel Scoots
The first blog from Richmond Dykes…ever. Yesterday was the first day since unloading the ship of the fuel drums and pumping them into the flubbers that have had time to do anything with the fuel scoots. The day started off by checking over and warming up the Cats before work commenced; Ran, Ian, Spencer and myself then proceeded to unpack all the ropes that were supplied and laid them out on…
“What a swell parting this is!” – by Anton Bowring
My report this evening is short. Although it was yet another beautiful day, first the sea ice and then a low but effective swell kept us out of Crown Bay for most of the day. There was nothing to do except prowl up and down peering, when possible, through binoculars at the black dots which were our colleagues on the remains of the ice shelf. Although it didn’t seem risky to nose into the head of…
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