Back for a third season at Port Lockroy, but now as base leader, Lisa Ford reflects on leadership, teamwork and…
Read moreBack again, but this time with the keys
Category: Port Lockroy
For Penguin Awareness Day, wildlife monitor Pete Watson reports on the season’s first full-island chick survey at Port Lockroy Hello! …
Read moreHappy Penguin Awareness Day from the Port Lockroy chicks
Wildlife monitor Alette Kattenberg introduces readers to geocaching at Port Lockroy, explaining how this global pastime has found a home…
Read moreCache me if you can: geocaching at the end of the world
Returning to Antarctica 30 years later, electrician Jules Knight swaps generators for silent solar power at historic Port Lockroy. I…
Read moreHair today, gone tomorrow
Shop manager Tiago Figueiredo shares a behind-the-scenes look at Antarctic logistics and how the team keep Port Lockroy running at…
Read moreForklifts not included: the logistics of keeping Port Lockroy supplied
Museum manager Amanda reveals the chance discovery in a loft that sparked a quest that spanned 23 years and a…
Read moreIn the footsteps of my father
Port Lockroy postmaster Rachel Wilkinson reveals how Antarctica’s newest sofa came to sit pretty in one of the most remote…
Read moreSofa, so good: a cushy new chapter at Port Lockroy
The Port Lockroy team have hit the ground running, yet opening the base is always an adventure of its own….
Read moreOpen sesame! Port Lockroy 2025 season begins
We’ve started the season with some wonderfully positive penguin news. I feel very lucky to have been chosen as the…
Read moreSimply the nest: an early start for the gentoos of Goudier
As December approaches, the team has slowly begun talking about our Christmas plans. For most of us, it will be…
Read moreFrom Antarctica with love: the Port Lockroy team’s favourite gifts
