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Frozen Fingers Travelling from the land of the polar bears to the land of the penguins, in the wake of the Arctic terns.

Trip: Following the Arctic Terns

There are [22] stories from my trip: Following the Arctic Terns


Gallery: La Serena

CHILE | Friday, 6 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Pelican beach

CHILE | Friday, 6 Feb 2009 | Views [361]

So now I am a looong way north since I last wrote. Its about 30 degrees south of the equator and super warm. In contrast to all you guys back in UK and Norway battling the snow its sunny here and almost too hot to be out at midday! I arrived and went ... Read more >


Gallery: Lake district

CHILE | Tuesday, 3 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Katalapi Park

CHILE | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

Ecophysiology meeting in the cloud forest
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Gallery: Torres del Paine

CHILE | Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Beards

ANTARCTICA | Sunday, 11 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery

As commonly presumed, beards are required attire for Antarctica. I can now disprove this assumption.
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Gallery: Byers peninsula

ANTARCTICA | Friday, 9 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Back from Antarctica!

CHILE | Friday, 9 Jan 2009 | Views [421]

Hello! Im back on dry land! hoorah! Im very tired, it was cold snowy and very windy and everything was damp the whole time. It took 3.5 days on the boat to get to the plane to fly back to Chile. Ill put some photos on the blog soon. Meanwhile Im drying ... Read more >


we're off

CHILE | Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Views [433]

We´ve just heard we´re heading off tomorrow morning at 8.45. The weather's not that good so we might be going in the boat. Oh, just remembered my seasick tablets are in the missing luggage. oops. Anyway have a great Christmas and New Year and I'll catch ... Read more >

Tags: wet cold and windy


pinguinos

CHILE | Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Views [429]

You dont want to hear any more about the non existant luggage on which I unsuccesfully wasted my time today. Instead, how about a story about penguins? Having heard I won´t be working with them in Antarctica, I signed up for a tourist trip out to see ... Read more >


Gallery: plants

CHILE | Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: stray dogs

CHILE | Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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no bag lady

CHILE | Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Views [434]

Update: My bag isn't in Punta Arenas airport. LAN isn't answering the phone and neither is Iberia air. I'm frustrated-I don't think I'll get it before I go to Byers, and maybe never. Noone is able or willing to answer me on its whereabouts and all phone ... Read more >

Tags: aaah


Gallery: penguins

CHILE | Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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just hanging around

CHILE | Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Views [653]

We´re just hanging around, waiting for the call to go South. And waiting for my luggage to turn up. It apparently came to Punta Arenas airport 7 hours ago but has yet to make it into town. Seabird man has been joined by another bird man who also comes ... Read more >

Tags: waiting


In Punta Arenas

CHILE | Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Views [384]

I have arrived! It was a long and very tiring journey, with a 3 hour delay in London, which resulted in a mad dash across MADrid airport to catch the plane to Santiago, a 8hr delay there, due to waiting for luggage which never arrived (its still in Spain), ... Read more >

Tags: light, windy


Gallery: Punta Arenas

CHILE | Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Before the long flight

UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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boxes, boxes, boxes

UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 | Views [372]

Wow! The postman, Mum, Dad and Val have been seriously busy! I had lots of boxes waiting for me to open when I got home. It was all very exciting! Grandpa hosted the outdoor clothing show- everything felt very cosy and warm, but it was tried on in his ... Read more >


Whahey!

NORWAY | Tuesday, 9 Dec 2008 | Views [482]

Ann Kirsti and I have been trying to track down one last piece of equipment and it has been almost impossible to find. But wahey! We've finally found it! And its going to wing its merry way over to my rucksack if I'm lucky :) Then its just to pile in ... Read more >


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