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©Copyright D. Allsop - picture taken 1980 / 1981
Saturday night was an event - or at least was supposed to be, many were, some weren't. The gashman for the night would "lob" wine for the meal for everyone. As such it was something you did only once every 3 months or so in the winter and less often in the summer, so the gashman would usually try to make it an event.
The weekly shower in preparation and getting dressed up posh clothes you had brought for the event were the usual form, or sometimes there would be a fancy dress with a particular theme, quiz night etc. Anything in fact to try and break up the otherwise unremitting progress of time which at times could be very uneventful and dull while waiting for the weather to change or the next ship to arrive.
Dave Rootes, Alistair Burn, Geoff Pugh and Bill Block.
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| This picture is one of a collection assembled in
2007 on
the 60th anniversary of Signy Island
Base: 60°43'S 045°36'W. Thank you to those who sent their treasured memories of their time in
Antarctica and allowed them to be made into a commemorative cd
and then placed here on the web. My commentary is taken from notes I was sent with the pictures if any. Corrections or additions, please The reunion weekend was 14-16 September 2007. |
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