RSV Aurora Australis, Wednesday, 16th January 2002
Another calm day today, hardly half a metre of swell and overcast. The calm conditions meant that many whales could be seen spouting near the ship. Sooty albatross were now a common sight again and at 10 am we crossed the Antarctic Convergence abrubtly, the sea temperature monitor in the E deck conference room indicating a rapid increase to 2.5 degrees C. The odd iceberg could still be seen, but which one would be the last one ? The afternoon was dedicated to starting another book, and finally reading some more papers on PNG tectonics which I had brought with me. Dinner was delicious, especially the dessert, some sort of rice pudding baked with ice-cream and caramel. Today was a supossed to be a AFD (Alcohol free day) but later on I cracked a Cascade Pale Ale as thick darkness ensued, so turning into a LAE (Light alcoholic evening). I suppose at some stage we should start socialising with the rest of the ship. As Mark the larrikan cook remarked, one could throw a blanket over us. Clocks forward today one hour, and yet another proposed tonight ! No rituals for getting back into warmer waters.
Position at 22:37 local time (UT +8hr) S 57°19'37" E 89°59'03"
1389km ESE of Davis, 4255km SSW of Hobart
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