Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
19860
Universal time (UTC):
23:08
Australian time (AEST):
10:08
Position:
48° 35′ S, 122° 18′ E
Heading:
72
Speed:
14.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
348 NM
Weather conditions:
Overcast, low visibility / 23 knots NNW
Air temperature:
8.3 °C
Sea conditions:
2 metre swell
Sea temperature:
8.5 °C

Comments

Yesterday afternoon, we re-entered the roaring forties and passed to the east of Fremantle putting us less than 900 miles from the coast of Australia. The water temperature is up to a balmy +8.5 degrees and this morning it is both calm and foggy.

Last night saw the second presentation from the Jane Austen Appreciation society with a screening of Northanger Abbey; one of her lesser known works. This is a particularly notable adaptation because there are not one but two dancing sequences within the first 30 minutes. Afterwards, some of the guys hung back to watch a documentary on the Apollo moon landings in order to restore some sense of equilibrium.

Lloyd and David

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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.

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