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Miriam Iorwerth’s diary
A wandering albatross - photographed by Miriam Iorwerth
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Friday 12 May
My journey is coming to an end now, as we enter the English Channel. It’s been an amazing experience travelling the length of the Atlantic, from the Antarctic through the Tropics.
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Thursday 14 March
Today we had our final stop before the Falkland Islands, at Signy, in the South Orkney Islands. This is further south, so the weather was noticeably colder.
Thursday 9 March
After all the cargo work was finished yesterday, we finally got a chance to go ashore on Bird Island. This was the only base I didn’t make it to on the journey down in 2004, so I was particularly looking forward to stopping here.
Wednesday 8 March
The past couple of days we have spent at King Edward Point on South Georgia. This was my first walk on rock for 15 months, and the weather was stunning so we were all wearing t-shirts. Not bad for the start of winter!
Thursday 2 March
We left Halley on Monday and are heading north towards South Georgia. When we left it was -25 degrees C, and we could watch the sea freeze over, so it was definitely time to go! It was sad to leave, but the journey ahead will be great.
Saturday 18 February
I am currently working at Halley Research Station where I have lived for over a year, and I’m about to start my journey home. I originally travelled down from Montevideo in Uruguay on a ship, via the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and South Georgia, and am about to do travel back to the Falklands on the same ship. I’m very much looking forward to the journey, especially South Georgia.
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