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REMARKS: Last 24hrs - Expeditioners are settling into life at sea well with many enjoying a variety of different activities. Our voyage refuelling supervisor runs a daily 1030 h "deck of cards" workout in the muster area for any member who wants to attend. Social distancing is always observed as the team squat, push, jump and grunt their way to chiselled abs and beach ready bodies. Voyage management are normally in meetings at this time, so VL Cam and DVL Trent whinge their way through a daily 0600 h HIIT session. This morning was Tabata below the heli-pad.
Elsewhere on board the team like to get outside, enjoy the fresh air and look for wildlife and yesterday a few lucky crew were able to see whales at a distance. Doc Roland managed to see a POD of pilot whales cruising south but by the time Doc Meg arrived they had disappeared. V4 Fun fact #1 Pilot whales are so named because it was once believed that each group was navigated by a pilot or leader.
Our first social activity kicked off last night with social rep Stu organising a movie night. Castaway was the chosen movie and it provided a timely reminder to keep all external doors closed when underway and to make sure muster cabins are contain all emergency equipment.
We have continued to enjoy perfect weather conditions with waves rarely reaching more than 2m. Our sick members are slowly regaining colour and as we approach 48hrs at sea most crew have found their sea legs. The Southern Ocean appears to be reading our daily SITREP and is unimpressed with the level of morale onboard. Favourable conditions will start to deteriorate over the next 48-72 h with waves expected to be 4.5-5.5 m by Wednesday.
As at time of writing COVID testing remains ongoing. So far, all tests are negative but with 8 tests still to be put through the machine, VM, Crew and Kingston wait with bated breath.
Operationally the main effort for VM remains planning for the fuel resupply of Casey. Key staff have undertaken a series of detailed planning serials designed to understand all tasks and resources required to achieve the objective. These will continue for a number of days until the team is confident we are ready to move to the next phase of planning.
Regards,
Cam and Trent
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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.