Dec 31, 2007 - Port Lockeroy

This has been a pretty easy day hanging out until our zodiac expedition to Port Lockeroy.This has been a pretty easy day hanging out until our zodiac expedition to Port Lockeroy....

Dec 19, 2007 - Port Lockroy, the Lemaire Channel and Vernadsky Station

First thing this morning, our boat stops off at one of the research stations down here, Palmer Station, and picks up a number of its staff to spend the day with us visiting other stations in the "neighborhood". station on the peninsula, and we are also visiting Port Lockroy, a British installation that is the home of the Antarctic Heritage Foundation and Vernadsky Station, which is a scientific station formerly manned by the Brits and now by Ukranians. ... So, the first stop after breakfast is Port Lockroy. ... This is where our postcards will be mailed (will be interesting to see just how long it takes for them to make it to the US).First thing this morning, our boat stops off at one of the research stations down here, Palmer Station, and picks up a number of its staff to spend the day with us visiting other stations in the "neighborhood". station on the peninsula, and we are also visiting Port Lockroy, a British installation that is the home of the Antarctic Heritage Foundation and Vernadsky Station, which is a scientific station formerly manned by the Brits and now by Ukranians. ... So, the first stop after breakfast is Port Lockroy. ... This is where our postcards will be mailed (will be interesting to see just how long it takes for them to make it to the US)....

Dec 12, 2007 - Antarctica: Danco Island, Neko Harbour and Port Lockroy

Continuing the theme or Arctic madness a group of us brave a walk in knee deep snow to the top of the hill to get a birds perspective of the beach and the glacial wall Send us a postcard! Back on board and fuelled with lunch its an enjoyable afternoon’s navigation along some excellent seaways crossing the Gerlache Strait and heading into the Neumayer Chanel finally dropping anchor at Port Lockroy. ... Port Lockroy is an old British scientific bas that has now been converted into a museum and a post office run by the British Heritage. ... My message, unlike my blogs, was simple and concise using the Poker theme – ‘I see your China, Burma and Nepal and raise you Antarctica…TRUMPED!!!' That night we invited the crew of Port Lockroy on board and had ourselves a winter asado (Argentinean barbecue) outside on the bow deck of the Multanovskiy courtesy of our Argentinean chefs. ...

Nov 19, 2006 - Antarctica Day 6: Cuverville Island; Port Lockroy

Today's morning landing was at Cuverville Island. In the afternoon, we landed at Port Lockroy, a UK scientific and historic station. ... Perhaps the most interesting event was seeing two of Port Lockroy's residents come aboard Explorer to take a shower. ...