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Lie staring, thinking.
5th February My top bed cover went adrift, so wake up cold on the PO counter at three. Rick brings tea through just before nine. Lie staring, thinking. Commitment visits at ten. To… more »
The Travelling Bookbinder in Antarctica
Lie staring, thinking.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 5th February My top bed cover went adrift, so wake up cold on the PO counter at … more »
A disturbed night of wind and engines.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 2nd February Too hot. Wakefulness. At six thirty Endeavour is on the radio. Ten minut … more »
Singing lightly in Thunder Bay
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 31st January Hanseatic staff arriving in ten mins! Glorious morning. Two penguins do … more »
Presented with a painting of a chicken.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 29th January At five am Le Diamant departs Port Lockroy to be in place for an early l … more »
Our best French jokes are aired. Time to go.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 28th January Up at six for a six thirty start. Makes for a better visit when you … more »
I pretend to wear a cocktail dress under this immersion suit.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 25th January Burn’s Night! Wet wet wet! Rain drumming on roof. Aware of Marco P … more »
Franking and hankering.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 22nd January Six thirty radio call from Endeavour. Rick assumed we wouldn’t wan … more »
A tinned dinner and white wine, courtesy of the captain. I read them "Silver Threads" and sleep on counter...
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 19th January Evie ‘Eskymo’s’ Birthday!!! It’s been snowing. S … more »
Seven Weeks and One Day. I appreciate the extraordinariness.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 18th January Sarah’s Happy Birthday! xxx Staggered start. Multanovskiy radios, … more »
Avoid colouration of fingers. Fill head with meteorites.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 17th January Crevasse lines appearing on Mount Jabat as the summer continues; ‘ … more »
Helen is filmed tap dancing. Light-headed, I eat gratefully.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 14th January Thank goodness Rick slept well and cosy on the lounge floor, whence he w … more »
A chirpy lullaby of penguins.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 12th January Particularly resonating snores lead to sleep deprived grumpiness. Take mint … more »
Crispy salads, fish and ice-cream. Men appear on rocks.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 11th January Conscious at five. Rustling. Rick up at six, says National Geographic Endeavo … more »
Rick's on the rocks, glass in hand - watching.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 10th January Wake at six in a strange mood. Ocean Nova is on GMT -2, we have been invited … more »
Empty day - bright sun, swimming, a quiet place to sleep in
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 7th January Couldn’t sleep through snoring, so tiptoed out with sheepskin, pillow a … more »
A barbecue in the snow. The night is sublime.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 3rd January Ear plugs ineffectual. Helen has also been kept awake by similar noises from … more »
Crazy busy queues in all directions
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 1st January 2008 Rick’s up first, shaving and eating his breakfast like a snuffling … more »
Like ships in the night
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 29th December Storm is over. Our e-mail system is down (although our phone card is now top … more »
Dancing to Penguin Pop CD; the law of the tongue; what's with this peach?
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 28th December There’s a spider in my peach! Spun a little home where the stone used … more »
