SANAE 60 team member celebrating his birthday | Antarctic Legacy of South Africa

Celebrating your birthday on Antarctica is always a special occasion.

Christopher Gray celebrated his birthday on 27 January, with team members and take-over personnel. Christopher is the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) VLF and RADAR Engineer of the 60th South African National Antarctic Expedition Station (SANAE IV) Overwintering team (2021).

L-R: Matthew Spoor, Tegan Carpenter-Kling, Christopher Gray and Brett Williams.

Happy Birthday Card from Antarctic Legacy of South Africa.

Antarctica making sure team member Christopher Gray has perfect weather on his birthday. View from the roof of SANAE IV. Looking over to Lorentzenpiggen.

Christopher has been keeping in touch, sharing his experience thus far with family and friends. See some of his images below.

Make sure to keep an eye on his collection (link) on the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa Archive for more images.

Christmas Dinner onboard the S.A. Agulhas II, still in Cape Town. L-R: Christopher Gray, Matthew Spoor and Tegan Carpenter-Kling around the dining table.

Christopher ready to depart for Antarctica.

Christopher standing on the Monkey Island of the S.A. Agulhas II.

Arrival at Antarctica is now a ‘chip-and-putt’ away.

This image was taken from the 7th deck of S.A. Agulhas II on the way to Antarctica.

SANAE 60 departed late evening of 25 December 2020 and will return to Cape Town in February 2022. We look forward hearing more stories and receiving more material from Christopher.

Anché Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 29 January 2021.

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