).1(1\ ember, 1966 AKTARKTIESE BULLETI;..J
BROKKIES EN GEBEURE
GROWLERS AND HOWLERS
GOUGH-EILAND:
Dric yslike snoekc deur ico gcvang- September- maand. In Oktobcr hct die Tristania Gough bcreik. Dadelik is die po!> aan wal gebring en was alma! nel kliphard besig om briewc te lees en pakkie~ oop te maak.
Daarna hct die Tristania om die eiland gc eil en kreef gevang. Om ·n skip so naby te he, het on'> sommer laat voel asof ons terug in die bcskawing is.
Ons hoenders was aan want daar hct 'n klompic kuikcns uitgebroei wat die Ma-hen net kwaai beskerm.
Anders ou bulle tc gou kos vir die skuac, word. Novembermaand: die weer bly maar 'n bietjic on- plesierig. Ons sien nogtans o af en toe die son en dan i~
die kreefnet in die ee. Sulke bakke kreef wat op tafel verskyn vcrgoed darem so 'n bietjie vir die tekort aan vars vleis.
Dee dac begin ons al aan inpak dink. Kaste word aanmekaar getimmer en planke raak al hoe kaarser.
Chris Human. ons krynwerker, moet net raadgee en hand bysit. Chris het gekom om die gcbou te verf en te herstcl. Hy is ·n gehardc eilandbcwoncr wat op Marion en Sanae al gewerk het.
ANAE VII:
September: In September the mountain are the dominant thought at SANAE. They lie 150 to 300 kilometers south of the base. Each rock outcrop projects through the polar icecap like an island in the ocean. Some rise to a height of 2,500 ft. Reaching them will be the fulfilment and justification of month of hard work and preparation by everyone, particularly the geologists who have gazed longingly at aerial photographs and distant mirages. They have planned every aspect of their work and prepared in truments for geological, geophy ical and glaciological work among those distant peaks.
Since the return of daylight the dog have been trained as often as pos ible. A few of them were new to the brace.
Training a new dog i difficult but finding the correct place for him within the team is almo!>t impossible! If he is not at least tolerated by his nearest teammate he will become the centre of a devastating half ton mound of furiously fighting husky vengeance.
Field radios and tran~mittcrs have been prepared and tc ted. The fieldmen have been trained to operate them and also to trace simple faults. The geomagnetist ha learnt to receive and transmit mor e. The doctor has
prepared a fir!>t aid box and everyone in the field part) ha been trained by him to know what to do in case of emergency. Food for 90 days has been split up into five boxes. A muskeg tractor will pull two sledge~ and the caboose. The weight on each sledge i. limited to two ton . Sufficient fuel must be taken for field work and the return journey.
Most of thi work has taken place in the newly con- structed garage. The construction involved the whole
team. The garage measure 30 by 16 by 20 feet deep with a 30 foot loping ramp. A series of ice tunnels and a vertical shaft connect it to the power shack, enabling acce s independent of weather. Heating and electricity i provided. It contains a workshop with \VOrk bench and an overhead gantry for lifting an engine out of a muskeg and for sliding it onto the bench.
This was a most magnificent effort. Each man worked on a voluntary ba. i spending two hours every day for three week on the project. Over I 00 ton of snow and nearly 150 sled loads of snow had to be sledged away.
ow the garage is a hive of activity as the die cl mechanics prepare for the field. Thought has been given to the methods to be u ed to rc. cue men and machine from crevas e . Ropes and pulleys have been set aside for this purpose. We hope to leave the ba e before the end of September.
November: A fire at SA AE broke out on the night of Thursday the 9th of November in the sub-station ncar the base. Fortunately it was nothing serious and no injuries were sustained.
~1AR10~-EILAND:
2119,'1966: Die ~ee-olifantc geniet hul lewe op die strande. Die wind en koue weer is vir bulle 'n grap want hulle le ~o heerlik uitgcstrek op die klippe asof bulle die wereldse sonskyn genie!. Gi ter hct Koos en Gert die blyc tyding gebring dat daar ·n klein scc- olifantjie gebore i . On het alma! toe gaan kyk.
22iJliJ966: Die afgelope dric wcke hoor mens net die deuntjie: , Dit is weer lentc" want die mooiweer bet werklik gekom, mooi stil sonskyndae. Die manne het lwlle al mocg ge.tap bier tussen die berge rond.
'n Paar dae gelede het ons bier ·n noek gevind wat op die trand uitge~poel het- iet!> be onder, meen ons, want volgens \\oaarnemer. is hier nie ander vis a<; Koningklip.
