Tuesday 9th September 2008
It took me about 2.5 hours to get to Cambridge, I had a good run and found the conference centre first time which was a surprise thought I might get lost! On arrival I checked in and got issued my room for the next 10 days, which was nice, spacious and had it own piano in (pity I don’t know how to play the thing).
After getting my room I was off to the Antarctic offices in Cambridge to check my kit bag. I had to try everything on to make sure it fitted, as I would be wearing these for the next 5 months on base. (Good job they all fitted).
Once I got back I had about an hour of free time before the conference started. I spent the time familiarising myself with the centre, calling loved ones and meeting some of the other people going south.
At the start it was just a welcome and a talk about the company. After dinner I meet some of the personal going to the same base as me. This meeting was also about the base and its surrounding area.
On the Monday it was a hectic day starting at 7:30 for breakfast, followed by seminars all morning. After lunch we had a base discussion followed by an overview of the sciences that are being carried out, before finishing with a talk on biological sciences, technology and engineering.
On Tuesday it carried on with more of the same, covering health and safety issues and talks about the two other sciences being carried out on base, geological science and physical science. I got issued with my training programme and departure date leaving me with three weeks rest before I actually leave to go south! Whoopee!!! I hope to add some photos of the conference centre but at a later date.
1 comment:
Your training sounds likle it is keeping you busy but I am sure it will be worth it. You are going to experience something that many of us would love to do! Your friends and family are missing you very much but wishing you all the luck in the world, keep up the hard work!
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