Thank you! (February 1st, 2012)

(EN) Seven of us arrived at Cape Town 10pm February 1^st, Wednesday, while Rune stays at the station as a summer mechanical engineer for more weeks.  The last job for us during this deployment is to move ice samples from our chest freezer to a commercial frozen cargo container.  In the picture, Anne works with puzzles how to fit ice cores in the insulation box at a warehouse near the airport.

Unfortunately, we left our weather station at Troll so I have no weather report today, but I want to post my speech that I addressed during the welcome dinner on January 28^th, the day when we arrived at the station.  Thank you for following us, and we will be back next season!

“Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to take this opportunity to appreciate every single individual who has been involved in supporting this field season.  "All activities in Antarctica are made eventually for science."  This is the principle and common sense shared in the international Antarctic community.  Well, it is something very easy to say, but very difficult to really make it.  Maintaining the infrastructure and preparing the station for the next wintering require a lot of efforts.  However, Jon and Ken allocated significant resources directly supporting science.  I joined NPI only two years ago and this is my first season to lead a NARE team.  The project was funded late June and the preparation started only late August.  These circumstances make extra burden to everyone here at Troll.

This is one of the most successful seasons in my Antarctic career.  Weather has been so nice in this season, and we were able to take the full benefit of it because the team is prepared.  All team members are self motivated, hard workers, and mission oriented.  I am a lucky man to lead such extraordinary team with extraordinary support from the station.

I'd like to thank again all individuals here at the station, all individuals who have been involved in supporting this field season but left the station earlier of the season, including the previous wintering team, and all supporting staff back in Tromsø.

Tusen tusen takk.”

Posted byKenny Matsuoka (sorry, no Norwegian version today)

Portraits of the team

(EN) I have been fortunate to be a member of such a fine group of people, who, in every moment have put all they have to collect the science data. As a photographer, this journey has been full of photographic opportunities. I will leave this continent pleased, with lots of images and good memories of the images that I enjoyed for a moment but did not capture. 
Here I share portraits that show each member of this fine expedition.

(NO) Jeg har vært så heldig å være medlem av en slik fin gruppe mennesker, som i hvert øyeblikk har lagt alt de har til å samle inn vitenskapelige data. 
Som fotograf, har denne reisen vært full av fotografiske muligheter. Jeg vil forlate dette kontinentet fornøyd, 
med masse bilder og gode minner av bildene som jeg nøt et øyeblikk, men ikke fanget.
Her vil jeg dele portretter som viser hvert medlem av denne fine ekspedisjonen.

Portraits of the team

Photo by Elvar Ørn 

Kenny Matsuoka

Photo by Elvar Ørn 

Harvey Goodwin

          Photo by Elvar Ørn 

Rune Svendsen

Photo by Elvar Ørn 

Denis Callens

Photo by Elvar Ørn

Anne Tårånd Aasen

Photo by Elvar Ørn

Tore Hattermann

Photo by Elvar Ørn

Kirsty Langley

       Photo by Elvar Ørn

Elvar Ørn Kjartansson

Place / Sted	Troll Station / Troll stasjon
Time / Tid	30. Jan 2012 kl. 17.00
Weather / Vær	Sunny day / Solskinnsdag
Pressure / Trykk (hPa)	948
Wind speed / vindhastighet (m/s)	1.2 m/s
Wind direction / Vindretning	East
Temperature / Temperatur (°C)	-4.2

Posted by Elvar Ørn Kjartansson

Tilbake på Troll / Back at Troll

January 28th, back again.

 

At last, we are back at Troll station! We left on December 28^th so after exactly 1 month we return to where the journey and our expedition started. It has been many long days, some of them together with short nights, but all of them in good spirit. 30 days in the field will leave you a bit exhausted, but today we will go to bed with one single feeling: satisfaction.

 

 

28 Januar, tilbake igjen.

 

Til slutt er vi tilbake på Troll stasjon! Vi dro ut 28 Desember så etter nøyaktig 1 måned kommer vi tilbake dit hvor reisen og vår ekspedisjon startet. Det har vært mange lange dager, noen sammen med korte netter, men hele tiden med godt mot. 30 dager i felt gjør at du føler deg litt utkjørt, men i dag går vi til sengs med kun en følelse: fornøyd.

 

 

The two vehicles passing the last turn down to Troll Station./ De to kjøretøyene passerer siste sving ned mot Troll stasjonen.

Picture: Jostein Navelsaker

 

Handshakes between the group-members after a very successful season. / Gruppens medlemmer gratulerer hverandre etter en suksessfull sesong.

Picture: Jostein Navelsaker

 

Place / Sted	Troll Station / Troll stasjon
Time / Tid	28. Jan 2012 kl. 18.30
Weather / Vær	Sunny day! / Solskinnsdag!
Pressure / Trykk (hPa)	-
Wind speed / vindhastighet (m/s)	0-3 m/s
Wind direction / Vindretning	East
Temperature / Temperatur (°C)	-3.0

 

 

Rune Svendsen

RE: Drliing of ice core / Drilling av iskjerne

(EN) After yesterdays welcome home dinner we had a late start with brunch at 11am. Great to have a lie in! Today has been spent unpacking our equipment from sledges, cleaning, drying and storing it in containers so that we find it all in good shape again next year.

(NO) Etter gårsdagens velkomst middag vi startet sent med frokost kl.11. Fantastisk å ligge litt lenger! I dag har gått til å pakke ut utstyr fra sledene, tørke og lagre den i konteinere slik at vi finner alt igjen neste år.

(EN) Troll station

 

Place / Sted	Troll station / Troll stasjon
Time / Tid	29. Jan 2012 kl. 19.30
Weather / Vær	Clear sky / Klar himmel
Pressure / Trykk (hPa)	971
Wind speed / vindhastighet (m/s)	4 (mean / gj. snittlig) / 6 (max)
Wind direction / Vindretning	East / Øst
Temperature / Temperatur (°C)	-5 (measured/målt)

Av Harvey Goodwin