Over the last three weeks its been all action at Halley to get the base finally finished so that the 14 winterers are able to stay in the base. As all the services gradually came online, the base 13 miles away at Halley 5 was abandoned and the surgery, comms and garage were moved up to Halley 6.
There was still some time for leisure and we had the Half Marathon from the old base to the new base. I decided to ski it this year, as a way of checking that my touring boots were going to be comfortable for the season. I was pleased to finish in about three hours, into a strong headwind. (only two of us skied).
That done, it was just a matter of putting the finishing touches to the base, head for the ship moored at the edge of the sea ice, and sail for the Falklands.
Here are some pictures of the last three weeks…
I’m good at demolition, give me a sledgehammer and I can come down there to help smash Halley V to bits! 😈
(Love the Jolly Roger! 😉 )
New Halley looks fantastic – nice and bright! Love the whales 🙂
Will you be going back next year?
Probably not going back, but I’ll never say never. 😀 I’ve cunningly left some of the plant rooms to paint 😆 😆
Great whale pic – never seen one like that.