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With refuel operations concluding yesterday evening, and following a restorative night's sleep for those on the refuel roster, our attention has returned once more to cargo. In extremely calm conditions and occasional snow showers the barge has conveyed a steady supply of south bound cargo to station whilst our rigid inflatable boats have ferried passengers to and from the ship, including the station's postmaster. The postmaster (Jordan) who is Australia Post's official representative on station along with her assistant (Mitch) kindly obliged ship's crew and expeditioners alike with an array of envelopes, stamps and other paraphernalia. For voyage management, one of the highlights of any trip south is receiving the collection of correspondence from our friends in the international community of philatelists with their various requests for stamps, signatures and elaborate instructions for onward mail.. and passing it into the competent hands of the post master.
Also aboard this afternoon is a group of expeditioners from station who've put their hand up for a recreational tour of the ship, ably guided by Dan and Murray. Station is reciprocating with their ongoing hospitality to day trippers from the ship heading ashore both recreationally and for project work. For these passenger transfers we remain reliant on the efforts of our bunker door volunteers, water craft operators and station based taxi service, reliable men and women all.
On station, the pack up from the refuelling operation is continuing with station personnel assisting our refuel supervisor and his team. On the wharf, our voyage management trainee Noel is finding his feet again on solid ground, today shadowing the beach master to gather a perspective on shore side cargo operations and the dark arts of beachmaster-ing.
Regards,
Voyage Management.
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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.