An online diary of my trip to Halley Bay, Antarctica working for the British Antarctic Survey. Contains images, information and personal thoughts about living and working in the Antarctic.

Gallery

This section contains photos from my time in Antarctica.

Aurora Australis Photos of the Aurora Australis (or Southern Lights) taken from Halley. Most of these pictures were taken by Jeff Cohen.
Heading home Photos from South Georgia and Bird Island during our journey from Halley back to the Falklands.
The Therons and A80 Some pictures from two of my recent summer flights - a fuel run to the Theron Mountains and the decommissioning of an Automated Geophysical Observatory at 80 degrees south.
Halley Skies As the light starts to return after midwinter we are treated to some spectacular colours in the sky around midday. This gallery documents the light returning and shows some of the structures around base.
Midwinter 2005 Pictures from our Midwinter's day celebrations, including individual pictures of the Midwinter Presents.
Inside the Laws Platform A set of photos of the inside of the Laws Platform - our main living accommodation. To get an idea where the rooms are in relation to each other, try this clickable plan view.
A Local Tour A set of pictures showing some features of the Brunt Ice Shelf (where Halley is located), from the base perimeter to the Hinge Zone 40 kilometres away.
Return to the Hinge Zone Pictures from another winter trip to the Hinge Zone in March 2005.
Berkner Island Flight Photos from my co-pilot flight to the Berkner Island drilling project in January 2005.
Post Winter Trip Photos from my second winter trip in October 2004 to the McDonald Ice Rumples, the Creeks and Windy Bay.
Emperor Penguins Pictures from our first trip down to the coast to visit the Emperor Penguin colony.
People at Halley By popular demand, here's a selection of pictures of some of the other people at Halley and a few of the things we've got up to so far.
Nature's Light Show Just before the Sun set for the final time we were treated to all kinds of weird optical phenomena caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere and the Sun being so low in the sky. Here are a few examples of some of the things we've seen.
The Hinge Zone Photos from my first winter trip to the Hinge Zone, an area near Halley where the ice shelf meets the Antarctic Plateau.
End of the summer A few pictures from the end of the summer just as the ship was leaving for the year.
Arrival at Halley A mixture of photos from the end of my journey to Halley, arrival at the base, plus one of my plane flights to 84 degrees south.
South Georgia Photos from my visit to South Georgia on the way to Halley.
The UK to the Falklands Photos from the journey to the Falkland Islands, including the flight, time on the boat and the Falklands.
Mast Training Course Photos from the week and a half long mast training course which we took so we can maintain the radio masts in Antarctica during the winter months.
Kevin's Halley Album This gallery contains pictures kindly provided by Kevin O'Rourke during his time at Halley.