April 2015
We are in winter mode here now. That transition came about the only way it could have after the summer season we’ve had – in a whirlwind of organised chaos! I woke up on the 14th of the month with another 44 people on base and ended the day with eleven!
The RRS Ernest Shackleton took the Rat Team, with their helicopters etc and some of the builders, while the Pharos took the rest of the builders, government staff and the remaining museum staff. About a dozen containers (like the ones you see on cargo ships, building sites etc) disappeared on the two ships as well, so the look as well as the feel on base changed dramatically in the space of a day.
Winter also means most of the wildlife has now gone to sea, so no penguin pictures this month I’m afraid! Though winter is the best time to spot leopard seals so hopefully we’ll see them soon.