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It’s been somewhat of a tradition by now that my first words are an apology for not having updated this blog for a while, and then I go to list all the excuses for it. So to keep the tradition … Continue reading
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Things have been a little quiet recently on my blog, and this has to do with an increased work load. I’ve been on a week of night watch not so long ago, the Gash and we had a day of … Continue reading
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The last two weeks were quite difficult for everyone on base and we all felt like we deserve a bit of a break and a change of scenery. In addition to that, Al’s birthday happened to be during those two … Continue reading
The last week was particularly cold in comparison to all my time here at Halley. We had a few days when the outside air temperature, without factoring in the wind chill, would drop to below -50°C (where below means in the direction of -60°C). Early this morning it seems we’ve seen the lowest temperature since the Met records started at Halley, at -55.4°C (exceeding the previous record low of -55.3°C by 0.1°C). This still needs to be confirmed, but we’re claiming the new record anyway! Continue reading
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Hi, This is a long overdue Part Two of the Halley VI Interior series of articles. It took me a while to get some new pictures, but finally they’re here. As I mentioned before, my aim is to present you … Continue reading
Last night we had a Pizza Night!
Gerard our Chef, along with James the Doc, were running Papa G’s Pizzeria and serving all sorts of tasty pizza. Following is an excerpt from the Menu about the pizza restaurant:
Having studied beneath the famed pizza maker Giuseppe d’Omino in Huddersfield (“The Napoli of Yorkshire”) Papa G has now brought his exacting standards to his own pizza restaurant where the authentic artisan style of traditional Italian pizza is recreated with his own unique twist.
At Papa G’s we pride ourselves on using only the finest and freshest products available locally to ensure you’ll get a taste sensation you can’t forget, and make sure we’re the only local pizzeria you’ll want to eat in!”
Hi Everyone,
This is just a short article to share with you some brilliant optical phenomena that we have seen last night!
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A lot of you asked me for pictures of the inside of Halley VI. As I want to shoot good quality pictures, and these take time (and a bit of effort!), I’ve decided to start a new series: Halley VI Interior.