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Category: Arriving on Surstey

30 JULY 2017 (video, microbiologist Alexandra Klonowski)

Just arrived on the island

Just arrived on the island

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
We fly from Reykjavik in the Iceland Coast Guard helicopter, TF-LIF, and arrive on Surtsey in the afternoon.... Read More
Two helicopters

Two helicopters

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
The Coast Guard helicopter, TF-LIF, continues to bring loads of heavy equipment to the island from the ICGV Þór, waiting offshore. A commercial helicopter does the precision lifting to assemble the... Read More
Landing

Landing

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
The TF-LIF landing on Surtsey.... Read More
Sleeping

Sleeping

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
We sleep in bunks in two large tents.... Read More
Shower

Shower

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
We learn how to shower on Surtsey, using<20 litres of water sling dropped in tanks by the Coast Guard helicopter.... Read More
Toilet

Toilet

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by surtsey50years
We learn how to go to the toilet on Surtsey, when all waste is collected in canisters and removed from the island.... Read More
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