Although is been a long day, its such a lovely evening and despite it being time for bed really I just had to have a quick blast on one of the fat bikes here.
Sunday 13 January 2019
Preparation, preparation, preparation...
Before heading into the field (as being away from station is known), there is a lot of preparation. All the safety and survival equipment obviously, but much of that is done for you. We have to prepare all our project equipment, unpack it hoe it was shipped, trial build and test it all. Here is Geoff and I putting the meteorite metal detector together - is this the largest metal detector in the world? Its 5M wide and we intend to drag it behind a skidoo at Sky Blu.
Although is been a long day, its such a lovely evening and despite it being time for bed really I just had to have a quick blast on one of the fat bikes here.
Although is been a long day, its such a lovely evening and despite it being time for bed really I just had to have a quick blast on one of the fat bikes here.
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i'm guessing the neon jacket was to prevent getting hit by planes? looks like a decent bike anyway :)
ReplyDeleteUsually we don't wear hi-viz at Rothera, but as there is some building work going on at the moment with some big vehicle movements the rule is hi-viz. You can only cycle or run on the runway when the planes have stopped flying for the day.
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ReplyDeleteI can see the next toy you will want when you get back! Is the bike fun to ride?
ReplyDeleteExcellent over the rough cobbles at Rothera, although the front wheel is heavy and hard to get off the ground!
ReplyDeleteGood to see the Maillot jaune getting an outing in Antarctica too!
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