Mid-season departures and arrivals
It's mid-season at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, and that means time for a changeover of personnel - some of the science team depart, and new members arrive, along with their equipment. Our new doctor, Yves Groebli arrives for his first taste of Antarctica medicine.
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Arrival of new team members at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica in a D6 Basler aircraft. That plan has been in service since the Second World War.
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Yves Groebli will be our new doctor for the remaining weeks of the 2013-2014 season.
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Unloading Denis Lombardi's equipment for his new seismology programme, commissioned by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium.
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Not much time to say goodbye as the former team embarks for the trip back home.
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Despite the many planes coming by this season, the feeling of loneliness remains quite a strong one.
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Unloading the cargo before warming up with a coffee.
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We are so lucky to own a bulldozer that is able lift the 250kg of batteries we have to load on these sledges.
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