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Conditions remained a bit ordinary through the night but are improving as the day goes on today, so it’s nice not to be rolling around as much as we were. I’m sure we’ll enjoy a better nights sleep tonight as a result of the calmer conditions.
We completed the last of our time zone changes overnight. Once we cleared the ice pack, we’ve had to make six time zone changes on the way home, advancing our clocks forward one hour every second evening. So we are now on Australian Eastern Standard time again.
Today expeditioners have returned their Antarctic clothing kit, as it is no longer required given the balmy temperatures we now have. Once this equipment is back at AAD Head Office, it will be checked to make sure it’s still OK, fully laundered and then re-issued to expeditioners heading south during the 2015 Antarctic season.
With the final time zone change having occurred and the return of our Antarctic clothing it’s obvious we must be getting close to Hobart now. We have an ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) at Macquarie No. 3 Wharf Hobart of 1000hrs on Saturday 19 April 2014. Hopefully Hobart puts on a nice Autumn day for our trip back up the Derwent River.
Cheers,
Deepy and 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.