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The ice-berg sweep donations box and timings sheet was laid out in the mess this morning. As if summoned, the first iceberg was spotted by our very own hawkeye, Doctor Cath D. Against a backdrop of clouds, it sits off the starboard horizon, a darker shade of grey atop a glimmering sea. For many aboard the ship, this will be their first sighting of an iceberg and in a way that's exciting for us all.
The 'deck of cards' fitness regime has been adapted to COVID-19 precautions with expeditioners performing their repetitions inside their own cabin whilst other expeditioners pace a circumnavigation of the bridge deck, bobbing past the windows besides our current vantage point. Ringed by tilted windows each several metres high and wide, the bridge itself is an expanse of dark wooden floorboards, consoles, workspaces, chart tables, communications consoles and control panels. Beyond the workspaces are nestled tea and coffee stations, lounges and client work stations. The view forward of the bridge is framed by white support columns for the helideck. The view aft looks back towards the cargo laden main deck and the imposing 250t and 50t cranes. Stairwells lead upward to the helicopter departure lounge / heli-deck and down to the 'Office Deck'. One deck below and our teams are spread across a sprawling series of office spaces and conference rooms making planning and coordination amongst our shipboard teams considerably easier than over online forums as it had been during our quarantine period.
Tomorrow, resupply briefings will begin in earnest.
Regards,
James, Jenn and Andy.
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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.