by Ria Olivier | Dec 9, 2022 | Announcement, Antarctica, News, Newsletters>SANAE Newsletters, Overwintering Team, SANAE, SANAE Gallery>Sanae Fauna and Flora, SANAP, Stations, Team member, Team Photo
In this edition:
- Learn more about spring time at SANAE IV
- The Communications Technician, Aphiwe Dyum, shares his experience thus far as part of the 61st SANAE overwintering team
- Here are some of the interview questions:
- How would you rate SANAE compared to the Marion? (Aphiwe has been on two Marion Island Overwintering Teams , M76 & M77)
- Share your highlights for this year 2022?
- What do you miss about home?
- How do you pass the time when you are not working?
- What have you learnt from your SANAE colleagues?
- What would you do to improve awareness for this program?
“One of the things I have never done in my life is staying indoors for an entire month without seeing the sunrise/sunset” – Aphiwe
- Meet the team’s Mechanical Engineer, Deputy Station Leader/ Technical Team Leader, Thulani Ngwaqa
- Here are some of the interview questions:
- What does it take to go through a year at SANAE IV?
- What activities do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
- What do you look forward to do when you are back home?
- How does this program benefit South Africa?
Will there be a third trip?
“Yes, I think there will be a third trip. Once you bond with this place, you keep missing it when you are back home (South Africa)” – Thulani
Click here to view/download the Sept/Oct 2022 newsletter
Check out all the newsletters by S61 thus far
September/October Birthdays
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 09 December 2022
by Ria Olivier | Nov 15, 2022 | Announcement, Legacy, Marion Island, News, Newsletters>Marion Island Newsletters, Overwintering Team, Research, SANAP, Stations, sub-Antarctic
The 79th Marion Island Overwintering team has compiled their 3rd newsletter, filled with interesting stories and fascinating photography!
In this edition:
- Meet the Diesel Mechanic, Ecologist and Medical Orderly of the team
- Marion’s Marvelous Birds – Grey Petrels
- Fashionable Field Gear
- Memorable Shots
- Sealer Diaries
- The Mouse-Free Marion Project
- Island Life
- Celebrations – August and September Birthdays
- Sports’ Time
- A Typical Day – from a Sealer’s point of view
- The Team – what have we been up to?
- A Time to Explore
- Song Pick for August
- Circle of Life – Breeding Season is in the Air
- Weather for the Brave
The Wanderer – August to September 2022 Edition
Check out all this team’s newsletter on the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa Archive here.
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 15 November 2022
by Ria Olivier | Oct 31, 2022 | Announcement, Jobs, Marion Island, News, Overwintering Team, Research, SANAP, Science, Southern Ocean, Stations, sub-Antarctic, Team member
The following positions are available on the sub-Antarctic, Marion Island for the overwintering period (April 2023 to May 2024)
Applications close between 7 November and 14 November 2022.
Click here: View the positions
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 31 October 2022.
by Ria Olivier | Sep 20, 2022 | Announcement, Gough Island, Legacy, News, Overwintering Team, SA Agulhas II, SANAP, Stations, Team Photo
L-R: James Burns, Selvin van Wyk, Karabo Mokwena, Nkosi Madama, Kim Stevens, Peter Chuku, Vonica Perold and Roelf Daling.
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team has returned to Cape Town. Two members of this team stayed behind on Gough Island.
Departure to Gough Island: 15 September 2021
Disembarked at East Pier: 20 September 2022
Gough 67
The 67th Gough Island Overwintering Team – Offical Team Photo
This image was taken during midwinter.
Back (L-R): Selvin van Wyk, James Burns, Nkosi Madama, Karabo Mokwena, Kim Stevens, Roelf Daling; (front) Sandile Nkebe, Vonica Perold, Peter Chuku and Tshililo Kharivha.
Links to relevant articles:
Check out all the G67 newsletters produced!
Team photo supplied by: Roelf Daling
Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 20 September 2022
by Ria Olivier | Sep 16, 2022 | Marion Island, Newsletters>Marion Island Newsletters, Overwintering Team, SANAP
Read inside this issue of the Wanderer
- Letter from the editors and news from our team leader
- Interviews – Meet the Leadership
- Fashionable field gear
- Circle of life – part 2: Change is inevitable
- Three musketeers – A decade and more to come
- Mouse-free Marion – a glimpse from an islander
- Island life
- July birthday celebrations
by Ria Olivier | Sep 8, 2022 | Announcement, Gough Island, Newsletters>Gough Island Newsletters, Overwintering Team, SANAP
“It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next editor(s) who will be responsible for introducing the resilient members of G68.” – Editor Gough Bunting.
Read the final Newsletter form the Gough67 Overwintering Team. Inside this issue:
“Goodbye Gough Island and thank you for everything.” – Sandile Nkebe (Team
leader of G67)
“It is with mixed emotions that we send these final greetings from the G67 team! The time has come to present our ultimate Bunting newsletter before handing over the reins to the next editor(s) who will be responsible for introducing the resilient members of G68.” – Editor Gough Bunting.
