The Rothera Winter 2001 Team Click on image to enlarge Early March has been a time of departures , time to say goodbye to friends as they head north at the end of their tours. The Air Unit departed over two days and the sight of our red painted aircraft flying away is always poignant.
Skis are the thing here.
On the last evening of summer the winter team are invited aboard RRS Ernest Shackleton for a meal. It was a great night with plenty to eat and drink. Fresh vegetables and salads were especially popular as we shall soon run out of those supplies. While we were enjoying ourselves the departing team are busy inventing practical jokes to play on those wintering over. On the day of departure of RRS Ernest Shackleton , these are the people on the wharf, everybody else was on the ship.