An early wake-up call - 8am is early when finishing work at around 12:30am only a few hours before - from Ian (Evil - the senior comms tech) and 5 minutes to get dressed, have breakfast, pack some food and the camera and I was off on another adventure. Today we're going to the top of one the mountains to the south of the island to repair the wind generator for the repeater station on said mountain.
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| Can you guess what kind of vehicle this is? |
The ride to the top was fantastic, though there was some wind around that made landing difficult and we had to make a few passes for the pilot to be comfortable with the conditions. Over the next few hours (about 5 or 6) Evil and I would be running from the generator to the supply hut (a small converted water tank) to make sure we didn't get too cold in the hail, sleet and snow that continued to blast us for most of the day.
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| Looking North towards the station |
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| Looking South to Hurd Point |
Once completed we took a short walk to Windy Ridge, where there's a hut, and had some soup and chocolate (not at the same time) to help the body warm up. The conditions were clearing while in the hut and there was enough time for the heli to pick us up - wouldn't have been a problem as there was plenty of food and water at the hut.
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| A little view of the sun for the ride home |
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| Home again, safe and sound |
I think I've said it before, but I'll say it again... The weather here is often appalling, but that only serves to make this place more marvellous.
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