Photoblogging this Season

I've been at Halley V on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica now for just over a week and now that I have settled I thought I would do a catch up on events of the last few weeks.

 This year will/should be my last trip to Halley and therfore before I left the UK I decided that I will make a real effort to do a photo-of the experience, and hence justify all the money I spent on Cameras and editing software.
I haven't however invested anytime in learning how to use my camera, which can be seen by this team photo in which I got the timer wrong and also managed to take the photo on the wonk. Thankfully I was able to do some post production on it to make it look artistic and almost planned.

The photo was taken on our first full day in Cape Town, just before we embarked on a stroll around the Waterfront area. In the photo are five of my party of 12 who where travelling to Antarctica to join the other 90 people already on base.Thats me the hairy looking one on the far right followed to my left by Andrew Tallach then Les Jones, Jason Devoll and Rich Parker.

 An intresting fact relating to this photo is that not long after it was taken we all got Sunburnt...spooky!

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Google Map of Brunt Ice Shelf

After alomost a week of travelling and thosands of miles of flying I once again find myself in the middle of nowhere. Luckly now with the power of google maps and the blogging platform called Posterous I can share "nowhere" with the click of a button, With modern sites like Facebook and tools like Posterous you just dont feel as isolated as I guesss it did in years gone by,only ever being a click away from those youve left behind.

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Loving these instant Starbuck coffee packs going to take a load to Antarctica with me!

One of the things i really dont miss about the UK

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Rush hour and Traffic Jams ...how much do I not miss this when working away!

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The Old Movie Deficit!

When living in remote locations like Ascension Island or Antarctica it's important to have a good stock pile of movies. With a lack of retail outlets and bandwidth at a premium it's prudent to go with a hard-drive preloaded or full DVD wallet with all your favourite movies.

Having travelled away several times now I've begun to notice a trend and it seems that there is a deficit of old films in the media pool. An abundance of copies of Avatar and Hurt Locker, Shrek and recent movies but no one seems to have the old films especially the video nasty type.

You do seem to find copies of "Back to the Future" and "Karate Kid" but no one seems to have copies of the films like "Robocop" or "Childs Play".

My theory is that where as most people who are in there 30s got to see the PG rated stuff, the violent/horror movies titles only the naughty kids got to see. Chances are if your 30 by the time you were old enough to watch an 18 it would have been Trainspotting or Reservoir Dogs. Anyhow regardless for the reason I've got a month before I head back South and it's my mission to collect as many forgotten 80s classics as possible in advance of those long Antarctic nights. Any suggestions??? (Oh btw - I've already got the "The Thing" :-)

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Re-integration!

The problem with coming home having spent months away is that your greeted by all your problems, all at once.

Bank card has just been blocked, New Fuel Card expired?? breaks on car seized, hot water in flat non existent, broadband service stopped, other bills haven't been paid. Outstanding Work to do, medicals for Antarctica to pass, dentist probably will just laugh at my teeth...my life today reads like an Eminem lyric ...apart from the fact I haven't tied anyone to the bed and set the house on fire!

Most these things are only minor inconveniences but with only 30 days at home its the time I can't afford trying to fix them that's the problem . The frustrating thing is they will get fixed and I will disappear again for another 4 months and when I return it will probably be the same all over again so should I bother! Anyhow please forgive me for moaning I will try not to make a habit of it, going to go get some Pizza and make the most of the good stuff about being home! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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To be home.

"We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time" -T.S.Eliot "The Four Quartets" Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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