Hello All
Smooth running for use during the preceding 24hrs, with us only slowing down for short periods due to fog or crossing some thin bands of drift ice.
I must admit that it will be very nice to have some sun shining through, since we have been mainly experiencing overcast conditions with reduced visibility due to fog, mist or snow.
We crossed the Antarctic Circle yesterday afternoon at 15:17 in position 66°33.3'S 000°08.4'W.
We anticipate the auspicious meeting with the King and Queen this afternoon, many will quiver and suffer the ice cold water in sacrifice of our free passage into the Polar Circle. We wish them luck.
We will rendezvous with the Polar Stern at 08:00 tomorrow morning when both vessels are expected to make their arrival at Akta Bukta in search of a good ice shelf position for discharging cargo. From satellite images it seems that there will be about half a mile worth of compacted floes to battle through before the ice shelf can be reached. Hold thumbs!!
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