...and his girl left behind. Justin Chambers is going to Antarctica as a chef, and leaving behind all that is normal, for a whole year. Together, but apart, we will document our experiences (well, he'll give me the info verbally and I will turn that in to a blog post!!) as we live in two quite different worlds for those 12 months.
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Monday, November 15, 2010

There's something so beautiful about the small things

"G'day dear....

Well it was nice to talk to you yesterday. How is the head today?  We are currently making our way through silky 'grease ice' and large icebergs. It's all very nice.  Do a google on grease ice ......... as our wake passes over the surface, water is pushed out over the top like spilling coffee on a table.  For only a couple of seconds it remains separate from the sea.......then it slowly combines with the grease ice and warms up a little to become water again. All very beautiful and new to me...............I suppose I'm in for a few eye openers down here.

A few of the guys eat their eggs on crumpets...............I might try it tomorrow. I understand the doughy texture and flavors would only enhance the egg taste. I'll tell you all about it.

I've made it through to the finals of the darts.................OMG.  I've played better than I've ever done before................more focussed, a lot more focussed. There were a few sharks that didn't enter the comp ...............so the results thus far are not a reflection of the quality onboard.  I'll keep you posted, its now a best of three for the win.

I cut some of the expeditioners' hair yesterday ...............did a good job and managed to get a kitkat out of it for payment from one. I'm not sure where the chocolate bar came from as they are not readily available on the ship......................but boy did it go down well in my cabin whilst I was editing a photo for the picture comp and listening to music. I felt like one of the boys on the roof in "Shawshank redemption"...........

I'm already feeling the small things will be very special things soon.

Fisia Fears (Mr Bear)...................cute little bugger!!!! Give him a big kiss from me but tell him it's from you.  A couple of nice pats and a comb for my favorite moggy.  And finally kisses for you my honey.  XXXXXOOOOO"

If you have any questions for Justin, he would be happy to answer them for you. Just send as a comment.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Just because I can


All fresh and new
 
...Mr Bear had a haircut yesterday and I decided, finally, to take a photo while he was fresh off the press and still looked and smelled like a designer dog.  Trust me, it doesn't ever last long!

If you are wondering if one ear is longer than the other... it is.  I turned up early to pick him up (wrong, wrong, wrong!) and poor Julie had to battle with him wriggling around and whining for about 10 minutes while she desperately tried to finish the job and I hid hoping that he would forget that he had seen me.  Sorry Julie!!

Onboard the Aurora Australis it is Trivia night... with pizza and beer!  The ship is dry apart from organised social events and then everyone is entitled to only 3 drinks, I believe.  The clocks go back another hour tonight as they get further away from Australia.  They will end up 5 hours behind by the time they reach base.


POSITION:  55° 19' S, 113° 25' E

Distance travelled last 24 hours:  224.5 nautical miles

Air Temperature:  0 deg c

Sea temperature:  1.9 deg c

Speed:  7 knots

No ice has been spotted yet but rumour has it that once they reach ice, the weather and conditions will improve dramatically.  Good news.