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The fog, low cloud and reduced visibility continues for the fifth day, but there has been progress as the fast ice continues to break up around us allowing the ship to cross the 38nm mark to Syowa. That will save us about 10 seconds of flying time. Little things make all the difference at the moment! Over the past 17 days we have only had five reasonable flying days that have allowed ship to shore transfers, which is very unusual weather for this time of the year apparently. Due to the absence of any fly machines yesterday, the forenoon was taken up with the weekly emergency muster as well as the crew undertaking boat drills with the ships lifeboats and FRC. The afternoon was spent waiting for the phone to ring to tell us that the weather was good at Syowa. As you can guess this call never came. There were a number of Humpback whales spotted in the vicinity of the ship yesterday, cruising around the fast ice edge. We also had the pleasure of watching a posse of Adelies penguins decided to hassle a Crabeater seal and a Giant Petrel, both of whom were just trying to relax on an ice floe. Over the past five days watching the antics of these penguins has certainly made the days go quicker. All aboard and ashore are just fabulous!!! 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.