Sophia Laporte
MidWinter & Southern Games
At the end of June, at the winter solstice, a week is traditionally dedicated for what is called the "MidWinter". It's a exceptional week...
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Sophia Laporte
17 nov. 20212 min de lecture
Pointe Bénédicte - The purest air in the world
2km northwest of the base, is the atmospheric measurement station called “Pointe Bénédicte”. It's about a 20 to 30 minute walk to reach...
Sophia Laporte
2 nov. 20211 min de lecture
Ravine des Noctambules, la Dives & Del Cano
Weeks go by very quickly, we are all busy, and life on the base is very nice. When I'm not working at my desk or at the Pointe Bénédicte...
Sophia Laporte
26 sept. 20212 min de lecture
Safety drills, tractor, ceremonies, clouds & landscapes
We regularly have on-base safety drills to train in case of fire. We are divided into firefighters / caregivers. Each week, there are...
Sophia Laporte
10 août 20211 min de lecture
Swimming with Seals
When the sea is calm, I take seawater samples for the analysis of marine micro-plastics in the ocean in front of the base. I take two 1...
Sophia Laporte
9 août 20213 min de lecture
End of Summer, OP1 and Visit of Military Ships
It's the end of summer here in Amsterdam, and we're alternating between sunny days and heavy rain / wind. But overall the weather is...
Sophia Laporte
14 mai 20212 min de lecture
Traversing the Island
At the beginning of February, Christophe (district manager) and I accompanied Luc (natural reserve agent responsible for introduced...
Sophia Laporte
23 avr. 20214 min de lecture
Monitoring of Yellow-Nosed Albatrosses of Entrecasteaux
From January 30 to February 2, I went to the Entrecasteaux hut located at the foot of the cliffs southwest of the island to help...
Sophia Laporte
18 mars 20212 min de lecture
Life on Base
Weeks go by and the time flies here in Amsterdam. Since January we have had regular medical training. Camille, the doctor, needs us to...
Sophia Laporte
16 févr. 20212 min de lecture
Del Cano
From January 8 to January 10, I went to the Del Cano hut, in the south of the island, with Colombe, Clément (mamintro team) and Ugolin...
Sophia Laporte
24 janv. 20212 min de lecture
Pups, Phylica and the Research Point
The month of January is going very smoothly here in Amsterdam . I'm busy with my work, and I'm starting to find my own ryhtm. In my free...
Sophia Laporte
6 janv. 20213 min de lecture
End of Year 2020
The end of December is approaching and we are starting to decorate the Skua (common building where the kitchen, dining room, living room,...
Sophia Laporte
27 déc. 20203 min de lecture
Handover
Summer has arrived here! The weather is good, the sun is out, the temperature is around 13 ° C and the wind is blowing hard. Now that the...
Sophia Laporte
15 déc. 20202 min de lecture
Arrival on Amsterdam
On the afternoon of Monday, 23 November, we slowly approached the island of Amsterdam - my new home for a year! Around 2 p.m , we could...
Sophia Laporte
6 déc. 20203 min de lecture
Stop-over in Saint Paul
On Friday, November 20, the Marion continued its journey and left the Gulf of Morbihan under a bright sun. Bye bye PAF ! I'm enjoying...
Sophia Laporte
29 nov. 20202 min de lecture
Second Day on Kerguelen
On Thursday 19 November, we debarked once again in Port-aux-Français: D We were warmly welcomed by our friends VSC on the DZ. It was very...
Sophia Laporte
26 nov. 20202 min de lecture
First Day on Kerguelen
On Tuesday, November 17, winterers and summer workers bound for Kerguelen disembarked by helicopter to Port-aux-Français (PAF). Together...
Sophia Laporte
20 nov. 20202 min de lecture
On the way to Kerguelen
The stop-over in Crozet was a day and a half long. On Saturday, November 14 around 3pm, we left for Kerguelen. One last look at all those...
Sophia Laporte
14 nov. 20203 min de lecture
Arrival in Crozet
On Friday, November 13, I woke up at 4:30 am for the arrival at Île de la Possession, the Crozet archipelago island where the scientific...
Sophia Laporte
12 nov. 20202 min de lecture
Repairs in Mauritius and a new start
On November 6, after a quick and unexpected round trip to Réunion, the Marion Dufresne returned to dry dock in Port Louis in Mauritius....
Sophia Laporte
6 nov. 20202 min de lecture
On the way to ... Mauritius!
Saturday October 31, 3:30 p.m I was heading to the conference on microplastics presented by my program manager, Olivier, when an...
Sophia Laporte
4 nov. 20201 min de lecture
First days on board the Marion Dufresne
When the sea is calm, life on board the ship is very pleasant. I spend my time on the deck taking in the fresh air and scanning the...
Sophia Laporte
1 nov. 20202 min de lecture
Embarkment & Departure on the Marion Dufresne
Thursday, 29 October - Morning Arrival at the port and ready to embark on the Marion Dufresne. We boarded in function of our districts,...
Sophia Laporte
28 oct. 20202 min de lecture
End of quarantine and negative covid test - we can go !!
On Tuesday, October 27th, we all had our final covid test after 14 days of quarantine. It’s our second test since we arrived at La...
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