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The swell has swung around to our west, making for an uncomfortable ride at times as the ship rolls from side to side with the swell. This hasn't deterred the good ship AA and we are still making good progress towards Davis station. There's still plenty of birdlife tagging along next to the ship, with the albatross proving to be the crowd favourites as they glide and hover just above the waves.
There's been a few more planning meetings held to discuss pending operations at Davis, future station operations and upcoming social activities. The onboard lecture series has fired up, with people providing a half hour presentation on any topic they chose. These presentations are always popular and a good way for us to gain an appreciation of the work our fellow passengers do, the wonderful places they have been or the interesting hobbies they may have.
As we head further south it's time for all onboard to start thinking about the ice berg sweep. This is a sweep run to see who can pick the day and time that we'll see our first ice berg. The winning ice berg must be larger than the AA (so larger than 94m), must be visible a beam of the vessel (radar only does not count) and the winning berg is judged by the Officer of the Watch - who's decision is final. So as you can imagine, bribery and corruption does not play a part in the winning of this competition at all!
Cheers,
Andrew and Mark
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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.