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The fog continued to shroud the vessel over night and this morning,
reducing our visibility dramatically. This meant that whilst we could see
the odd ice berg on the radar, we were unable to see them with the naked
eye. Annoying quite a few people who had elected to choose an early morning
entry in the ice berg sweep. Ever so slowly though as the morning has
progressed, the fog has cleared and finally a large berg was spotted on the
radar, and as we got closer we were able to get a good look at it. So at
1137hrs this morning the winner of the ice berg sweep was declared, well
done Barb F! Most people were unaware of this as they were outside on decks
taking photos of the berg.
Since that first berg, we have passed quite a few now, and there is a thin
patch of sea ice on the horizon. The air and water temperatures have all
dropped into the negative figures, all a reminder that we have crossed the
60 degree south mark. A small pod of whales was also spotted just before I
left the bridge to write this.
Training programs and planning meetings continue onboard. We will also be
holding a fundraising event tonight to raise money for Camp Quality. The
crew of the AA and AAD expeditioners hold a number fundraising events during
each voyage to raise funds for this very worthy cause. I'll provide more
details on the event in tomorrow's SITREP.
Oh, before I forget... happy birthday Dad!!
Cheers,
Andrew and Mark
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