Wednesday 29 February 2012

A Base Great Gray Day


Since we departed from Port Lockroy the weather changed to a gray, rainy and misty sky, which did not change through the day.  We had some early morning lectures while in transit and we reached King George Island for the medical evacuation about mid morning.

Photo: Anke Timmerberg

Photo: Anke Timmerberg

Photo: Anke Timmerberg


In the afternoon we went to shore and visited the different bases around Maxwell bay, the Chilean base of Eduardo Frei that is close together with Escudero from Chile and Teniente Marsh from the Chilean Airforce, that owns and run the airfield located in King George Island.  Also next door is Bellingshausen a Russian station in the South Shetland Islands.  While waiting for the weather to clear up and to have a response as when the plane will arrive to pick up the passenger that required a more detailed medical attention.