Coming to the end of a three day obs shift and I am tired. Worked the whole Easter period but have had a good time anyway. Hydroponics is going well again, had some set backs with plant bays flooding but I think we're onto a winner now. Photos one day ;)At work so can't upload them.
This morning Davis was like a ghost town, given that most people have this time off they have been hitting the booze. While not many bodies are usually up at the start of my shift anyway, the total lack of ANYBODY was really noticeable today.
Days are staying darker longer... go figure ;) I have recently had an overnight walk and been on skis out to a nearby island over the sea ice. Not much else eventful to report though. Business as usual.
Catch you guys, stay well
B2
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Winter, entry 1
The last leg of summer was a strange time. Very chaotic and at times uninspiring, hence a prolonged space between now and my last writing. The blizzards from that month gave different people different feelings, for me they were exciting and helped keep me going, while more seasoned expeditioners looked at our naive enthusiasm with amusement or disinterest and sometimes disapproval.
From a work point of view, everything went wrong. When the task seemed insurmountable advice came from the mainland and two significantly bad technical issues were solved in a tidy and helpful manner. As the tech here I enjoyed being the eyes and hands for the big players that helped me work through the problems to solutions. I finally felt my place as the tech down here was justified. All this time I have been performing the preventative maintenance program but never feeling like my input was enough. To have two issues right when the last ship for the season was pulling away from the shore and leaving us for 7 months was a daunting but exciting feeling. Now Met is hoping to settle back into a more comfortable routine, and the met tech is looking forward to his preventative maintenance and wont ever cross his fingers for more work again ;)
The winter crew is an interesting bunch, really good people. We have our differences and time will tell how much they factor into the success of our year. The other night I was lucky enough to spy some aurora activity. Enjoy the pics.
B2
From a work point of view, everything went wrong. When the task seemed insurmountable advice came from the mainland and two significantly bad technical issues were solved in a tidy and helpful manner. As the tech here I enjoyed being the eyes and hands for the big players that helped me work through the problems to solutions. I finally felt my place as the tech down here was justified. All this time I have been performing the preventative maintenance program but never feeling like my input was enough. To have two issues right when the last ship for the season was pulling away from the shore and leaving us for 7 months was a daunting but exciting feeling. Now Met is hoping to settle back into a more comfortable routine, and the met tech is looking forward to his preventative maintenance and wont ever cross his fingers for more work again ;)
The winter crew is an interesting bunch, really good people. We have our differences and time will tell how much they factor into the success of our year. The other night I was lucky enough to spy some aurora activity. Enjoy the pics.
B2
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