Water near Davis station

Another busy week at Davis as life gets progressively darker (and spookier!) with strange, sometimes unexplained phenomena. The… Read more
Aerial view of Davis station a cluster of green, orange and red buildings in the snow.

In Antarctica it is easy to focus on what is in front of you and its many unique aspects. What is rarely mentioned or understood… Read more

A sunning green aurora australis over the shore and bay.

Today, we're tickling tomatoes. Monday evenings are my shift in the… Read more
Expeditioners sit around a table at Brookes Hut

We are at the part of our season when our summer crew, the animals and now… Read more
Big red and white ship on the sea ice

“Why would you want to do that?” and “Don’t you think you’re too old for… Read more
Penguins blocking the way

My first bike ride was along Dingle Road, a nice flat gravel road of… Read more
four figures in expeditioner gear on a snowy flat with rocks around

With less then a week to go before we get picked up, I’m leaving Davis… Read more
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My ICT (Icy-Tea) Retrospective Read more
A man in orange high vis sits in a confined space with equipment.

Fitter and turner Murrie Hansen explains the scope of his work at Davis… Read more
Side view of an orange ship, breaking through thick sea ice.

Fifteen years of reflection – All this ice and still fresh water remains… Read more
A bar with bar stools and memorabilia on the while behind

As I sit here writing my Station News at the end of February with only… Read more
A man stands in the foreground of an icy landscape with a brown woolly cap on.

Before the journey to Antarctica, my grandfather flew to Hobart to give me… Read more
Dave speaking into a fixed radio set at the operations console

An interesting radio contact leads to American students learning about… Read more
40KG Cheese Wheel cut in half

Electrician Mark Cook tells a cheesy tale of life at Davis Station Read more
Expeditioner standing beside a tractor on the sea ice with Nuyina in the background

Interview between Lena Fitler Davis Chef & Scotty Lewis,Winter… Read more
Group of Adelie penguins with the Davis Warf hunt in distant background

An expeditioner's musings on the plethora of vehicles and plant to be… Read more
Two round red fibreglass huts and an oblong one sit on a rocky plain with snow in the background

Davis carpenter Brad Jones and friends trek to Marine Plain refuge with a… Read more
red hut set against rocky mountains

Hazchem specialist James Young recounts his epic journey of survival, best… Read more
Standing in front of Nuyina

"Is your wife pregnant?" was the first question posed. Remarkably, I said… Read more

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