Melt Tank Party

There are no baths at Halley, and we can only dream of a jacuzzi, but for one blissful day of the year: the Melt Tank Party. Brian, Halley plumber, and Mark, our electrician, have been hard at work closing down the summer accomadation building (now that all the summer staff are homeward bound). Before it could be locked for another year though, there was a tradition that had to be honoured...

We all piled in to the 1.5 m square tank that holds all the water for the building, and enjoyed our very own hot tub. Hoses full of holes were tied to the floor (by Brian who seems to have been taking lessons from the penguins and didn't seems to have any problems with holding his breath for several minutes at a time) and pressurised air pumped through them to create the jacuzzi effect. It was a bit of a squeeze, there were thirteen of us in there at one point. The brave few partook in the age old get out, roll around in the snow, then dive back in ritual. I found running to the toilet after one too many beers bracing enough. A great night, and thankfully I was away on my camping trip when the time came for cleaning up afterwards!