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April 2005
Photo: E Merfield
MONTHLY SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2005
   
Highest temperature :
 0.4°C
Average max temperature :
 -7.1°C
Lowest temperature :
 -21°C
Average min temperature :
-14.2°C
Highest Wind Gust :
 163kmh
Snow :
 14 days
Blowing Snow :
 9 days
Strong Winds :
 19 days
Gale Force Winds :
 14 days
Blizzard [Vis <100m]
 3 days
Activities at Casey during the month were dominated by fly eradication. The campaign moved to the red shed with the consequence that there were no water services there (except for minimal amounts used in the kitchen) while the holding tanks and pipes were sterilised. This involved a number of lifestyle changes including walking to the tankhouse for showers and to the operations or science buildings for toilets, using paper plates to keep kitchen washing to a minimum, and getting several field tasks completed so reducing the station population

The first field party to depart was led by Noel, accompanied by Clinton, Eve, Gerbil and John. They drove up to Law Dome for four days with two dozers and a Hagglunds to retrieve the stricken Challenger, and make a safety inspection of drill site S2. Both objectives were achieved safely, with all members of the party (including big Bullock Clinton) getting right through the S2 tunnels.

 

Cathie also found time for two day trips, to Lanyon Junction and Wilkins Runway with Ian and Jeremy respectively, to service and repair automatic weather stations. She has plans to visit the last two of the eight stations, at Haupt Nunatak and Cape Poinsett, in the next couple of weeks
 
Photo: A Tink

Jim, Mark, Chris and I went to Jack's Donga ("donga" is a term given to an accomodation shack) to repositioning both the hut and the toilet (the original donga made from a tractor cab) which are insecure, and in the latter case fallen right over and burried for 2 seasons.

To achieve this mamoth task Mark had to drive the excavator between Casey Station to Jacks around 20 kms travelling at a snails pace this took 5 hours each way.

Photo: C Clarke

Photo: C Clarke
Jacks crapper back in position ready for opening ceremony and the ribbon to be cut


Saturday's dinner was a beach party held in the wallow. Beneath beach umbrellas, surrounded by plastic greenery, and wearing shorts, sunglasses and zinc cream, we ate prawns and other beach picnic food to the sounds of seagulls, waves, whales and even a crying baby. It also featured my "perfect one metre wave" wave machine - a glove on a hinged metre-long stick that waved to and fro!

Photo: C Clarke

Meanwhile John and Clinton have been working on the number one generator, which needed a 20,000 hour service, replacement of the rear main seal and rear alternator bearing and end plate, whilst Doctor Eve's station medical exercise this month was practicing CPR and inoculations.
Clinton serving Generator #1
First-aid CPR and inoculation
 
 
Some great auroras were spotted over Casey on Monday night, with several photographers braving the minus 23 degrees to get out and capture them.

 

Photo: C Clarke
 
Saturdays are marked by "formal" dinners, this week coinciding with the British royal wedding so naturally we had a royal theme ourselves (the bride looked gorgeous in her wedding dress specially imported from Davis!).
 
Photo: C Saunders

 

With the new snow at the weekend and the temperature around -18 deg ski-club trio Noel, Eve and myself skied across to Wilkes, in the process drilling east Newcomb Bay confirming that the inner, old ice is at least 400 mm thick.

Those back at Casey enjoyed over dinner a five round quiz organised by Cathie and Cal, the best team winning by the narrowest of margins

Photo: E Merfield

Photo: E Merfield
   

 

 
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