As ever the start of the Halley season started with the long journey from London to Cape Town and then the flights to Antarctica. We boarded the usual Russian Ilyshun which lands on an ice runway and then did the 5 hour flight from Novo to Halley in a Basler aircraft.

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6 Images | halley | Antarctic Painting

Well, it’s almost time to head south again for another 5 months of painting, demolition and digging snow.

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3 Images | demolition, penguins, snow | Antarctic Painting

The last 10 days have seen us travelling from Halley to the UK...........

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8 Images | penguins | Antarctic Painting

With just 2 hours before I travel the 15kms to the coast to get on the ship, a last blog from the Brunt Ice Shelf...

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4 Images | Antarctic Painting

Last Sunday 24 of us at Halley base set off in the Halley Marathon: 8 ½ laps of the base perimeter...

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9 Images | marathon, penguins | Antarctic Painting

As the summer season draws to a close, with only 15 days before we board the Shackleton to sail back to the Falklands, it’s all systems go to get the build as far on as possible...

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4 Images | penguins | Antarctic Painting

We got a postcard from Antarctica today!

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2 Images | postcard, video clip | Antarctic Painting

With now only 17 days before the first flight out of Halley and 4 weeks to the end of season and the ship leaving...

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4 Images | airplane | Antarctic Painting