An exciting chapter of unprecedented experiences opens in the career of George Clarke from Bristol. From tent building to music festivals he will staff a small team at the world’s southernmost operational post office and museum.

The team consists of five people who were recruited by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, a charity that oversees historic British bases in Antarctica.

Next month they will be at the tip of South America at a former research station on Goudier Island the size of a football field.

Clark applied earlier this year after reading an article in the Guardian.

In fact, according to the ad that was published, the salary for the position is 26,500 pounds (30,000 euros), for 12 months.

“I thought it would be something new, something exciting and I had nothing to lose … so I thought, why not give it a try?” said the 34-year-old.

“I can’t wait to wake up and drink my morning coffee looking at Antarctica, hopefully I’ll see a whale,” he continued.

For five months along with extreme weather conditions, they will live with gentoo penguins, record wildlife conditions, carry out maintenance repairs while welcoming cruise ship visitors.

Although the small team will share their duties, Clark’s particular responsibility as postman is to sort the many letters and postcards left by cruise ship arrivals at the tiny wooden museum.

It seems “a little crazy” to have a post office in such a remote spot, Clark noted, but for many visitors a “core part of the experience is sending a card or a letter home from the world’s southernmost post office. I will sort the mail, stamp it, and then send it through the passing cruise ships.”

The new workers will share a Nissen hut and have decided not to use the internet especially at night.