http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60 Katharine Giles' Blog Fri, 07 Sep 17:09:31 +0010 en View from Monkey Island The swell rising behine the trawl deck We are currently making our way across the Southern Ocean back to Hobart (our current position is 47.6, 143) in storm conditions with ... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_2208 Mon, 15 Oct 17:39:14 +0010 Endless sky On Sunday we completed our last ice station. We collected our largest suite of measurements so far and spent about eight hours on the ice (with some breaks for some penguin watching and ... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_1953 Thu, 11 Oct 23:31:33 +0010 Watching “March of the penguins” last Christmas, sitting on a cosy sofa in the warm, I was most struck by the scene where the male penguins huddle together to seek shelter from the... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_1662 Wed, 03 Oct 19:52:55 +0010   Ping Pong Head shaving for charity (Camp Quality) Here we are in the icy seas of the southern ocean, pretty much surrounded by frozen water in various forms but none of it suita... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_1243 Wed, 26 Sep 10:46:15 +0010 King Neptune and his Royal party, chocolate sauce bucket and fish. Lovely!  Yesterday all of us who had not sailed in the Antarctic seas were summoned to pay homage to King Neptune and his... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_960 Fri, 21 Sep 21:45:45 +0010 Icebergs, grease ice and sea smokeMe using the Sextant to estimate the iceberg freeboard It’s quite amazing how much you can see in few hours. Something, that at first thought appears to ... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_864 Wed, 19 Sep 00:01:45 +0010 The iglooToday we tried to do another ice station but due to the adverse weather conditions (-42 C wind chill), deep snow, and rough ice we could not. Despite the weather I really wanted to go out s... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_789 Mon, 17 Sep 22:09:41 +0010 The weather closed in yesterday, so the ship stayed where it was last night and didn’t move until this morning. The snowfall and high winds (see the picture of the snow being blown horizonta... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_662 Sun, 16 Sep 15:13:43 +0010 On Thursday evening we left ice station 2 to get to our next ice station. After dinner I went up to the bridge to have a look around and watch the sun set. We were sailing through a large channel, app... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_644 Sun, 16 Sep 12:37:02 +0010 Tuesday and Wednesday marked our first two ice stations, and for the CPOM radar team, two very different days. Tuesday began with a couple of hours in the ship trying to secure our radar to the sledge... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_499 Thu, 13 Sep 16:57:01 +0010 As the sun rose this morning we arrived at the ice edge. Rosie woke me up at about 5:45 a.m. and I pulled on some warm clothes over my pyjamas and went up to the bridge to be greeted by a truly beauti... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_472 Wed, 12 Sep 23:44:55 +0010 Last night was quiz night, slightly different to my last Saturday night out in London (MV people ; )), but loads of fun (thanks Amy and Jane for organising it). Rosie and I ended up in the same team (... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_250 Sun, 09 Sep 14:57:22 +0010 It’s the beginning of our forth day at sea and I’m still heading the wrong way most times I try to go to the galley. Today is the first time I have seen a patch of blue sky since w... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_249 Sun, 09 Sep 14:45:12 +0010 Although the key side was bare, apart from a few Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Employees and some crates, setting sail from Hobart was still a momentous occasion for me as it marks the beginning... http://www.acecrc.sipex.aq:80/access/page/?page=63820170-ae61-102a-8ea7-0019b9ea7c60#blogEntry_238 Sun, 09 Sep 14:44:58 +0010