This week at Casey its was a white Christmas followed by resupply

It’s a Casey sort of Christmas

Luckily this year Casey had no ship to contend with at Christmas.

Prior to the big day we had decorated the Red Shed, sent out the card, made and wrapped our pressies under the tree, decided on what was happening and when, and been in touch with Santa and his helpers to check an ETA (he wasn’t listed on ours).

After a sumptuous brunch with a mimosa look-alike to wash it down we headed upstairs to the tree and pressies. Santa duly arrived amidst a flurry of snowflakes and dished out the goods to everyone’s satisfaction.

A group photo (easier said than done) then down to our delicious banquet/Christmas Dinner in a wallow decorated for the occasion.

The official Casey Christmas Card for 2019
An order of events for Christmas Day at Casey
Some bubbles with orange to go with a hearty bruch kicked off Christmas Day at Casey
An expeditioner dressed as an elf takes a serving of brunch
The three Casey Chefs working hard in the kitchen
A pile of Christmas presents under the tree in the Red Shed at Casey
A Hagg decorated as a reindeer arrives at the Red Shed with Santa and his helper elves on the back
Santa and elf helper delivering presents and Casey Station on Christmas Day
Shaun gillies receives his Christmas present from Santa
Simon Langdon receives his parcel from Santa
A Christmassy croquembouche at Casey
Tanya, Nyssa, Charmaine and Hannah in their Christmas best
Rod, Mark, Cam, Luke, John and Alex in Splinters II on Christmas Day at Casey
A plate full of decorated Christmas cookies
Rebecca and Nick celebrate their birthdays on Christmas Day at Casey
The team at Casey on Christmas Day

And then into resupply

With New Year’s celebrations on hold, Casey welcomed the Aurora Australis on a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon. Appearing among the hundreds of icebergs lying off the coast the ship was soon at anchor in a mirror calm Newcomb Bay ready to off-load cargo.

As I write we are well into cargo operations with all our food now packed away. Today is the second day of refuelling and we have currently received 530,000 litres of SAB (Special Antarctic Blend), half the fuel required to fill our tanks for another year. Tomorrow we hopefully receive a new crane along with more general cargo.

Happy 2020 from all of us here at Casey.

Ali Dean, Station Leader

The AA at anchor in Newcomb Bay near Casey Station
The station IRBs take the SL and others out to meet Voyage Management on the ship
A river of water pours into the bay signifying the melt is in full swing in the Casey Station Operating Area
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