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This morning the sun continues to avoid us as a cloud bank hovers above the ship and extends about 20nm to the south of us. Having said that, the cloud base seems to be higher and it is certainly brighter than yesterday. For the second day in a row we find ourselves with only a minor possibility of getting the remaining cargo off. The AA crew and support team had a busy morning yesterday preparing the next lot of loads for the helicopters, with the hanger now filled to capacity in anticipation. Containers were also rearranged on the foredeck to aid access to the aft lid so we can get the last of the boxes out of the tween deck hold. All we need is some weather and one good working day and the inbound cargo will be finished. Here's hoping that today is the day. Due to the fact that I write these at around 0600 in the morning I only found out after I'd sent yesterday's SITREP of some more wildlife sightings from the night before. As happens when the Engineering section converged on the bridge that night, they were greeted by the sight of a pod of Orcas tracking along the ice edge. The Adelie's that had been watching our proceedings all day, suddenly scattered in all directions. The bridge team also reported that a Skua had caught a Snow Petrel and devoured it on the ice next to the ship. Anyway the possibility of seeing Orcas has increased the traffic on the bridge, but as yet we have not had another visit. With the weather precluding flying it was a pretty quite day on board with only 15 expeditioners and 22 crew aboard. A dramatic change to the hectic pace of the two previous days of cargo operations. All aboard and ashore doing well and keen to get the cargo flowing again. Regards, Rob, Aaron and Mick
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.