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 Signy,
Jan. 23, 2002
Hi,
Arrived safely. Working all hours in atrocious weather to get tents
etc up. Not much time to write. Seasick on ship for 3 days, slept
for two and a half days solid!!! Will reply to e-mails when I get
settled in (we are sleeping on floors all over the place at the
moment!).
All well here and enjoying the challenge of fitting bases
to tents of the wrong size, no fittings arrived, lack of
tools to do the job and using materials from the buildings
we are here to demolish to try to make a decent job of it.
Still, it's what I came here for. By the way, we phoned the
company who supplied the tents to ask what sizes they had
supplied, they were very apologetic!?!? I'm happy, the lads
are all joking and laughing their way through
this and by the next time I write, I should have been off base
more than 20 yards and seen some of the island!
Have fun in your heated home,
Dewi.
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To:
Waterman
Bird Club
Dutchess County, NY
USA
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South
Georgia, Jan. 12, 2002
Hi Everyone,
All go here, with ship due in on Thursday January 17 to take us
to Signy on Friday. Everyone busy packing, finishing off work etc.
Weather still hot & sunny, it's been the warmest, driest, sunniest
summer on record here, but Signy have only recorded two days of
sunshine all summer, so it's going to be an eye opener for us when
we get there!
Sounds like you are having a great winter with things like
Snowy Owl and the hummingbirds. I'm getting desperate for
more birds here, but not long to wait to see seabirds on
the trip South! I can't complain really because the birdlife
here is so approachable, it's just the dearth of species
that takes a bit of getting used to!
I'm sending you my monthly roundup of what's been happening
here.
Dewi.
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To:
Waterman
Bird Club
Dutchess County, NY
USA
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