The ship has arrived to take us home and re-supply has started. All the non-burnable trash from the past year has to go back to Australia. And various goods, scientific samples, personal belongings, etc. also need to be loaded onto the ship. Here's a lineup of palettes ready to go back.
The ship, the Aurora Australis, appeared Wednedsay morning off the West coast.
And then moved around to the East coast, which is much more protected.
The ship carries three helicopters that are used for ferrying people and supplies.
Both the ship and the station have Zodiacs that carry people back and forth. The new winter crew has arrived, along with quite a few additional people from the ship. These include equipment operators, communications people, etc., as well as scientists and meteorolists here to service equipment and work on studies for a few days. The ship is returning from Davis station in Antarctica and passengers are anxious to get off and spend a few days on dry ground. The station's population has doubled from about 30 to 60 and a bit.
There is also a LARC, and amphibious vehicle on the ship. This is used to haul passengers and cargo. It's an old military vehicle built in the US in 1964. There's nothing else like these antiques, so they keep them going.
Re-supply should take about 4 days. Normally the station is re-fueled but, due to technical difficulties, no fuel will be off-loaded this year. This should speed up re-supply. Then it's a 3 day boat trip to Tasmania.
Steve is in charge of the helipad area.
Both the ship and the station have Zodiacs that carry people back and forth. The new winter crew has arrived, along with quite a few additional people from the ship. These include equipment operators, communications people, etc., as well as scientists and meteorolists here to service equipment and work on studies for a few days. The ship is returning from Davis station in Antarctica and passengers are anxious to get off and spend a few days on dry ground. The station's population has doubled from about 30 to 60 and a bit.
There is also a LARC, and amphibious vehicle on the ship. This is used to haul passengers and cargo. It's an old military vehicle built in the US in 1964. There's nothing else like these antiques, so they keep them going.
Re-supply should take about 4 days. Normally the station is re-fueled but, due to technical difficulties, no fuel will be off-loaded this year. This should speed up re-supply. Then it's a 3 day boat trip to Tasmania.
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