Port Lockroy is home to the world’s southernmost public post office, a museum and a colony of gentoo penguins. | ITV News London
An NHS midwife is swapping working at a birth centre in London to live on an island with 1,000 penguins in Antarctica.
Ms Martin-West has been appointed as the “base leader” at Port Lockroy and will be responsible for the wellbeing of the team. Nearly 80 years later, it is now home to the world’s southernmost public post office, a museum and a colony of gentoo penguins.The NHS midwife said: “It’s a big difference, but so many of the skills of a midwife are relevant… keeping calm under pressure, not getting worried by changing environments and responding to people in highly stressful situations.
“It’s been really full on, so I feel more ready, but I don’t know if you can ever feel completely ready for such an incredible experience.” The 56-year-old said: “Communications, particularly at Detaille Island, are quite limited; they’re hoping to have slightly better communications at Port Lockroy this year, but even still, it’s difficult.“You just have to have an understanding with people at home that they may get an email now and again, but it’s quite difficult.
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