by matadigital | Dec 8, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
The start to my last week in Antarctica – I really wish I could stay here longer! Monday was spent in the office getting stuck into several of the desk-based projects I am doing. I am making a little ‘welcome to Scott Base’ information booklet, a poster on the...
by matadigital | Dec 6, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
December 6th, 2013 For the last two days I have been on a traverse out to Marble Point, on the Antarctic mainland. A traverse is just an overland journey as opposed to flight or boat travel and this meant we were travelling in the Hagglunds. Our task was to transport...
by matadigital | Dec 6, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
Saturday was yet another eventful day down here. I spent the morning finishing up writing a report on the environmental monitoring work I did in the Dry Valleys and doing some other paperwork. Ceisha and I then jumped in a jeep and drove over the hill to have lunch...
by matadigital | Dec 4, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
December 4th, 2013 After the madness of my first few days in Antarctica it was time to settle into a rhythm and find out what a typical week is like living and working down on the ice. 7:00am: Wake up, shower, breakfast. Opening the small shutter in the room is a rude...
by matadigital | Dec 4, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
Thursday and Friday I spent out on the hill at the back of Scott Base completing a vegetation survey with Antarctica New Zealand’s Environmental Advisor, Ceisha Poirot. You might be as surprised as I was that anything grows in this inhospitable place, but...
by matadigital | Dec 1, 2013 | ANTARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2013/14
December 1st, 2013 Saturday is still a working day down here in Antarctica so it was business as usual at Scott Base. I began one of my projects down here and to get a better understanding of the base I am shadowing the engineering team for the next week learning...
