Post the Twenty-Ninth

It was a beautiful evening.  Just right for a post-prandial stroll.  So, why not?  Why not indeed!

Post the Twenty-Eighth

The end is nigh!

Post the Twenty-Seventh

IN MEMORIAM

On Wednesday evening 3 of our Davis family lost their lives in tragic circumstances.  Bob, Mike and Perry were taken from us when the Twin Otter aircraft they were travelling in went down in the Trans-Antarctic Mountains whilst en-route from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay.

These three Canadian men were honourary Australians as far as we at Davis are concerned.  They are keenly mourned.

It's a small gesture, but I dedicate this Australia Day post to their memory.  Vale Perry, Mike and Bob.

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Australia Day!

I'm not normally one to go in for jingoistic ra-ra, but Oz Day in Antarctica has its own traditions.  And one in particular that I did not want to miss.

Post the Twenty-Sixth

Elephant Seals

Ugly, oversized, smelly, ill-tempered and with a huge honk, there isn't much to like about them.  And yet, for some strange reason I feel an affinity....

Post the Twenty-Fifth

SCIENCE!

There's a bit of it going on down here, you know.

Post the Twenty-Fourth

Fresh vegetables.  Surprisingly difficult to get in the Antarctic.

Well...  Eh.  Maybe it's not that surprising.

Post the Twenty-Third

What better place for boating activities could there be than Antarctica?

Post the Twenty-Second

Before I say anything else today:  Happy Birthday Aunty Crashen!

And now, moving along...

You're not going to believe this, but...  Weddell Seal!  (!!!)

Post the Twenty-First

Twenty first post.  Twenty first. Holy blogmonsters, Batman!  Do I get a key or something?

And that's not counting the specials and so forth.  When starting out on this project I never imagined that there would be this many.  I was thinking one, perhaps two (short) posts a week would be the maximum.  Who knew that I would be able to generate so much bovine excrement?

Well, truth be told, probably all of you who know me, right?

Post the Twentieth

We have finally done it!  Four weeks in, and most likely half way through Swim-Swim's and my stint at Davis, but we have made it to the big, white, hard bit of Antarctica - the ice!