May 23 2008
May 23 2008
Packing, cleaning, and more packing
Today has been a manic day of packing samples and lab equipment, and cleaning workspaces. The work was not made easier by the weather: Drake Passage lived more up to its characteristic nature today with large, rolling waves and strong winds. The sun came out later in the day and treated those (who hadn’t managed to bury themselves in a cardboard box somewhere) with a beautiful sunset.
A brief break from the frantic clearing came in the form of a tour of the powerhouse of the ship, the engine room, to see the water plant, generators and engines.
All Photos by Dann Blackwood.
Daniel Wagner sorts out all the laboratory equipment in the biolab.
Kate Hendry gets buried in packing lists.
Alan Hastie hoses down Matt Minifie wearing a floatcoat to help clean itcontinues.
Tina van de Flierdt and others enjoy a trip around the engine room organized by the ships engineers.