Penguin Pete's Diary
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1/12/00 54° 42' 00"S, 69° 52' 48"E
11:30am: First ice berg spotted
An ice berg just like the first one seen. It might even be it!Another quiet day, and a few people have asked about ship life so here goes...
For most of us, the ship is our commuting vessel, and we have no particular duties on board. The most basic ship program is; breakfast at 8:30, lunch at 11:30, dinner at 5:30, and sleep in between. The most common question asked after breakfast on day one was "Now what do we do?" Unless you are working on the boat, there is not a lot to do. As you know, there is the video room, the gym and the bar. Apart from that, people do a lot of sitting around drinking tea/coffee, playing cards or scrabble, chatting or reading.
I have been mildly sea "unwell" for the first half of the trip, and am just now catching up on things and people. I am starting to get to know a few of the people I will be working with at Mawson. I also have access to the electronics lab, and am trying to get a bit more advanced with some of my work before getting to station. Desk work is difficult on the ship as it is constantly rocking and noisy.
