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| Visitors in the Sky |
Zumba Zumba , noop today I skipped the zumba and only did
away with yoga as we had a group meeting planned. As much as possible we are
using the time on the ship to prepare our field work, this includes, some
repacking of our gear and arranging things for all eventualities. One of the
scenarios is that we will be sitting at Davis station for a few days before
getting over to our first destination Mawson. In this case we most likely will
lose access to some of our equipment. Still we want to be able to work and get
potentially some reconnaissance work at Davis done. So here we are thinking
about eventualities, and what would be needed if. You can imagine, how many
impossible scenarios may be possible…
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| Airplane, Sun and Snow Flakes |
In regard to possibilities. Today we had a visit from our
Basler aircraft currently stationed at Davis Station. The Basler aircraft was
doing some ice reconnaissance work for to inform us about ice conditions and
possible ways through the ice to the south. Apparently only a few tens of miles
away a large band of open water is waiting for us to sail straight to Davis.
The only problem is that the sea-ice within this stretch is extremely thick and
dense, leaving little room for the Aurora to progress.
The latest update then was that we will try
further west again. Off we go. Another few days guaranteed on board. The
highlight of the day was the sun set- yoop after a few days of grey with snow
and sometimes poor visibility the sun was kind to us and just for the sun set
showed its face on the side of a larger cloud band. The colors were
spectacular and worth standing in the cold for a while.
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| Its getting Whiter after the sun is down |
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| Evening Sky Reflections |
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