Skiing in Rothera, Antarctica

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The last part of our cruise is a trip to Rothera on Adelaide Island – the main British base in Antarctica.

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Banana cores at the Polar Front

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We headed north out towards the Polar Front after leaving the sea ice and because of stormy weather, we did not stop for two days.

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I've always thought sunbathing is over-rated!

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It must be almost a week ago that we left Pine Island Bay. I have lost track of the days; we go through several times zones sometimes in the same day because we are so near the Pole.

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Hunting the Great White Fright!

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For the best part of the last week, Alessio, Tavi and I have been dispatched to the field to assist with the study of an englacial meltwater channel (similar to the one we entered in Scott Turnerbreen glacier).

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Solfestuka – the return of the sun

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My last blog described the commencing of the Arctic Spring as the sun was spotted for the first time. Now the sun is in the sky and Longyearbyen is incredibly different.

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A trip to the "weak underbelly of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet"

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The last week has been spent in Pine Island Bay. We are the first British ship to ever make it to this area after numerous previous attempts were hampered by sea ice.

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The cold, white, beautiful Arctic

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White sculptures, sometimes smooth and round, sometimes narrow and sharp, huge glaciers flowing down the blue water of the fjord. This morning the atmosphere was dominated by two colours, the white of the mountains and the blue of the sea and sky.

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Icebergs, and from Wales to whales

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After three days crossing the Drake Passage in a storm, we finally make it to the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Teaching in the Arctic

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It's week three of the Glaciology course, and that means the topic is computer modelling; I share the teaching with my colleague Dr Nick Hulton, from the University of Edinburgh. It's the third year we've been coming to UNIS to teach on the course, and it's always an enjoyable experience.

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Here comes the sun...

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At last, today (27/02/08) we got to see the sun. We went out for an excursion to look at an incredibly large glacier called Drømbreem, go up it and down another glacier on the other side of the hill and up a valley before returning back to Longyearbyen.

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