Koen Meirlaen’s trip to Antarctica

Koen Meirlaen with his baggage at Zaventem Airport, ready to leave for the PEA station

Koen Meirlaen with his baggage at Zaventem Airport, ready to leave for the PEA station

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  • Koen Meirlaen with his baggage at Zaventem Airport, ready to leave for the PEA station
  • Before the plane takes off, Koen does a final interview with Flemish TV station VTM
  • View of Cape Town
  • Koen Meirlaen with Table Mountain in the background
  • Due to a heavy storm, the flight from Cape Town to Antarctice has been delayed
  • Koen's first steps on Antarctic soil...or ice rather. At the Russian Novolazarevskaya, waiting for a plane to take him to the PEA station
  • After spending 4 days in Cape Town, he lands with other members of the team on the landing strip at Utsteinen, where he will receive a warm welcome from Alain Hubert, BELARE expedition leader
  • First briefing with the German team from BGR about the scientific research they will carry out
  • The newcomers are welcomed with nice dinner
  • Koen sends his Christmas greetings from the station
  • A Christmas turkey for Christmas Dinner!
  • Koen atop Utsteinen Ridge
  • Field training in the windscoop

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Teacher Koen Meirlaen performs the experiment at the Princess Elisabeth station in Antarctica.

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