What is your favourite wildlife that
you’ve seen around Halley?
What do you like to do for time off
when you’re not working?
It has to be penguins! They are so
charming and funny. Sometimes in the
summer we’ll have Adélie penguins,
that walk from the coast. I think they
get lost and end up following the flags
that we use to mark out routes to the
station. We have an Emperor penguin
colony that’s quite close on the coast
and they’ve started to visit now that the
weather has been better. They walk right
up to you and squawk, chirp and look at
you.. they have no fear and are curious
because no animals attack them.
If it’s calm and sunny, we go out and
enjoy a sport called skijoring. This is
when you go skiiing and you’re pulled
along by a skidoo (which is a like a
motorbike for snow)! I also like kite
skiing, where you have a big kite.
Which is your favourite area of the
building?
It has to be my office. It’s definitely the
best room in the building because I’ve
got 360 degree windows so I can see
out on all sides. Just being able to sit
here and say: “Oh there’s a halo (a circle
of light around the sun)” or “there’s a
beautiful sunset”.. you get to see it all.
When it’s a clear day to the south I can
see the wind zone, where the ice sheet
meets the continent. The ice cracks up
and it’s very dramatic.
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