Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Midwinter: 21 June 2012

We will have our midwinter celebration two days from now. On 21 June we will reach the midpoint of our winter's night. The winter solstice, as it is also known, is celebrated by many cultures around the world as it indicates the turning point of the sun, i.e. days will start getting longer and hence, summer is on it's way. For us in Antarctica it also indicates the symbolic midpoint of our overwintering period.

For me personally it is quite an important milestone to reflect on what I wanted to learn and experience with this adventure and how the reality matched the theory.

In Antarctica it is custom for winter bases to send invites for the midwinter celebration, firstly to the other bases but also to friends and family. It is obviously nearly impossible to access us at the moment so there is some tongue in cheek involved. Follow the link below for our team's invite. Please write any witty reasons for not attending the celebration in the comment line or send it to the address on the invite.

SANAE 51 Midwinter invite

SANAE 51 Midwinter invite (High Resolution)


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  1. snowwhite22 June 2012 at 09:51

    AAAAAHh maan! I missed it! I only checked the link now. I suppose I could still make it to the Quiz evening and Games. But is it worth it I am not very good at Foosball. Will see if I can catch the boat in time. See ya later!!

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