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We had hoped this morning we would be able to start an ice station on a nearby floe but woke to discover a long gentle swell had broken up all the ice for miles around.
Mid morning saw a clearing of the clouds, enough to fly a helicopter reconnaissance.
As a result we are now sailing though reasonably clear leads between vast areas of floes. It really is a much nicer way to travel than bashing back and fore as we were yesterday.
We hope to continue south until we find something we can play on for a few days. Finger crossed!
meanwhile most folks are managing to keep busy crunching data or fine-tuning equipment and techniques for the next floe.
The evening lecture series in the theatre is becoming more popular than ever...
Cheers
Andy, Brett
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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.