Weather summary:
Fairly cloudy day, no snow as yet, the wind has been nothing more than a gentle breeze. Ocean is still nice and calm.
Today's activities:
Well after yesterdays feature movie 'Happy Feet' dubbed in French with no subtitles, I thought today could potentially be another big day in the rec room. But the Cape Denison campers have stayed pretty low key, limiting movements to the tri daily migrate to the eating mess or hauling up to the bridge for a better view of a passing berg. There were a few early sightings of killer whales; Brett has been 'Johnny on the spot' for most of the bird and mammal sightings, armed with his trusty zoom lens.
After roaming around the Mertz Glacier region yesterday evening, we then headed North West over night to meet a few more stations on the science program. We only have a few major stops to make now, before heading back to Dumont D'Urville, no one has been definitive on our arrival date at the French base but it seems likely to be on the 19th or 20th.
The crew have also given us user rights to their laundry, so now not only are we squeaky clean but our clothes are too, quite civilised an a massive aromatic improvement!
Late yesterday Michelle received an email from Campell Scientific to ask her to pop down to Mawson's Hut as they were unable to connect to the data logging system. Of course we are now many miles from the front door. But all is not lost, Don and Margie McIntyre will be there in a week and Michelle has emailed them instructions on how to do a quick check on the equipment.
Our passports were also run through the photocopier today, which should hopefully clear up some strange names appearing on our cabin door. Steve's last name has been tweaked to Beacon, and I was originally befuddled as to which room I was staying in, Peter McConnell's or Anne McCabe's.
That's all from the high seas, well, moderately flat really.
Warm wishes from the MHF team
Peter McCabe Field Leader
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