RRS Ernest Shackleton and Signy Research Station. The ship ramming the ice, creating a small crack, waiting for it to get bigger and then sailing through the gap. A couple of Crabeater Seals discussing which way they should head. A couple of Adelie Penguins porpoising. Signy Research Station, on Signy Island which is one of the smaller islands in the South Orkneys. Civilisation here I come! .

Friday, February 09, 2007. Snocats taking cargo to Halley. The rest of relief consisted mostly of moving boxes, moving barrels, or opening large crates and moving the contents. At the end of the week the ship headed north again, along with Vicki, Fran and Anto, the first of our wintering team to head off. It felt very much like the end of an era as they left so we were all up at the skiway for an emotional farewell.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. An unrelated photo of Castle Howard in North Yorkshire. In fact, I decided to stop DUaB and concentrate on other things. Writing about beer and drinking. Thanks to everyone who commented here at DUaB, all all the best. Monday, April 07, 2008.

They asked for volunteers, so I volunteered. I deployed and spent a year in the sandbox. The Army decided I was too broken to serve any longer and gave me temporary medical retirement. My husband is gearing to deploy. In the meantime, I have a strange love-hate relationship with the Army. Now if only I had a Wolf to go along with it. Soon As soon as the Army tells me I can have him back.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Leaving behind the small clutch of winterers alone on the ice, the Shackleton. Made good speed through the Stancomb-Wills ice stream, where one of the largest glaciers in Dronning Maud Land meets the sea, creating icebergs as it does so. March is late in the season to be sailing so far South and there was good evidence of sea ice thick enough to walk on for several days sail. With it well below zero sea spray freezes across the ship. After a few days of rough weather- during wh.

Thursday, February 19, 2015. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Friday, June 27, 2008. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Tuesday, March 25, 2008. New country, new blog. Monday, February 18, 2008. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Pappy, Henry and Me. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Emma, Robb, Scarlett, Sophie. Pink or purple dummy? As you kno.

James and the Blue Cat. The Basement of My Brain. Nothing ever happens here, just bowling. Its what all the cool kids have. A Week of Not Much. Nintendo have had to recall a whole run of the Mar. Monday, December 10, 2007.