Arrived at the station

 

Hello from 72° South!

An intensive 2 weeks have past. The weather has been good – nearly too good – so we had to make the most out of it.


Seeing the Utsteinen nunatak for the first time is very impressive. It’s so much bigger than you expect from pictures. The station seems so tiny next to it (but it’s not!).

We arrived in the early hours of Friday Jan. 12th at Princess Elisabeth Station Antarctica (or PEA in short). Nearly the entire population of PEA was present at the airstrip. What a welcome!



Finally at the station!


 

Some hours of sleep, and we started the training: GPS, skidoo, medical, … this is not your average walk on the beach. Safety is not taken lightly!


 

Ready for some science!

 

Bjorn Tytgat

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