| Re-supply
and Winter Changeover. [pg1,
pg2,]
After
the hectic pace for the re-supply, the time finally comes
for the official handover ceremony and our last farewells.
By this time the station is re-stocked with everything it
may need for the following year, we have all been pumped with
information on where everything is and how things are done,
the summer and round trip scientists have all completed (hopefully)
their tasks.Things are now ready to roll for the next 12 months
or so.
The handover
ceremony is a short but sweet affair where the previous person
from the various roles on station "officially" hands
over the responsibility for that role, with a handshake and
sometimes some unusual but relevant gifts. After the ceremony
the outgoing expeditioners are whisked of to the ship by IRB
and then we wave them goodbye as the ship gives one long blast
of it's fog horn and she slowly slips away into the horizon.
It then hits you, slowly but surely, like a brick, we are
now a total of 14 people completely isolated on this tiny
island in the middle of the Southern Ocean for the next 12
months.!
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|
We
all gather in the mess for the handover ceremony |
Noel
the 2002 chef hands-over to the Clint the 2003 chef
with a relevant gift. |
|
|
Joan
hands over the "station keys" to Louise
the new station leader |
We
all wave goodbye as the ship leaves Buckles Bay |
|
|
Flares
go off as they depart |
We
now have the station to ourselves for the next 12
months! |
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