The TAAF¹ have aquired a special status since early 2020 which is to be a territory without Covid-19. It is a place where one can live a “normal” life, without having to wear a mask nor respecting social distances. Hence this implies to be particularly vigilent with new arrivals from the Marion Dufresne, only vessel serving the subantarctic islands.

Having enjoyed my last summer in France until 2023, I am ready to start the training.

Hello and welcome to my personal blog,

Hello there! I am Paul, a network engineer since 2017 and I have created this blog in order to share my over-wintering in the Kerguelen islands, firstly to my friends and family but also to all of those that are interested, be it future over-winterers or just some curious people !