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Cape Royds & Shackleton's Hut
Wednesday 22 January
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Woke to another brilliant sunny morning with temp of 7deg and a chilling breeze.

Morning  The ice had cleared enough to for access to the hut. and returned to a beautiful barbeque lunch

Afternoon The zodiacs went out to experience more whales and penguins along the sea ice boundary and ended up having a "party" on the ice - yes it is thick.

Evening The organizers and crew are tried to push through ice to make a channel to reach some free water that might allow access to  McMurdo and Scott base plus another historic hut.  This proved impossible.  The ship pulled back and tried plan B.  Plan B was to use the channel just made by the ice breaker.  Permission to access it when the breaker wasn't working, between 10pm and 5am   This attempt also failed because after an hour trying the ice was closing. All so very interesting a great new insight.  The weather forecast for tomorrow is not good so will sleep then.

Midnight

Morning Visit Shackleton's Cape Royd Hutt

Access via sea ice

Smoking Mt Erebus

BBQ Lunch

Afternoon zodiacs to "party" on the ice

McMurdo base

This restored book is to be returned to Scott's other hut near McMurdo & Scott Bases - if we get through

Plan A attempt

Tried and failed  (The red is paint off the boat)

Intended destination

Plan B also failed as the channel cleared by the breaker began closing around us. Time, 2315 and 0deg
Poor forecast for tomorrow so a sleep in is on the cards

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