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Since yesterday evening, the ship has continued re-treading its [wake..?] as we stooge off the coast waiting for this latest 'blow' at Casey to exhaust itself whilst our workgroups recharge on sleep, birthday cake and card games. Coinciding with the hefty winds on station, an extended loss of email connectivity compels us all the further towards something of a rest day. That said, planning and preparations continue in anticipation of a return to station with supervisors relying on phone hook ups to receive updates on forecasts and discuss the business of resupply. For those of you at home awaiting email communication from your friends and family on board we can assure you that skilled technicians back in Kingston are working very hard to resolve the faults. In the meantime, some of us remember what the world looked like before email and it's not such a bad place at all... Looking up, there is all the more time to contemplate our surrounds. A backdrop of light blue skies, deep blue seas whipped into white caps and towering icebergs lining a now well trodden stooging route.
Others, including Snowy, looked even further afield in the knowledge that today was the solstice:
'The day started early (or late) for six brave expeditioners who put off sleeping to watch the sun reach its lowest point in the sky at 3.38 am for the Summer Solstice. It was a perfectly clear night and the sun was framed by floating pancake ice, seals, and islands and icebergs in the distance. After freezing outside for many hours we can confirm that the sun really didn't set at all.'
Regards
Voyage Management.
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