Well it has been a busy few days here in the cold! Started trianing of the expeditioners three days ago and didn't stop until now. It was quad/ survival due to time constraints the first day with a half day quadding trip looking at navigation and travel then half day walk and bivviy out on an Antarctic beach. Yes Beach that is 51 meters below sea level, so the lowest and saltiest in the Southern Hemisphere and maybe the World. Anyway there were some Adele Penguins there on holidays from the ocean. I guess it is like the ocean to them as it is far saltier than the water of the southern ocean and will not freeze until -18 degrees or something ridiculous like that! You can see the petrified seal that really didn't taste very good but softened up after an hour in your mouth! Changeover at lunchtime then another 24hr trip for familiarisation for crew that had come from Mawson and Casey. Plenty of things to see and do and heaps of really cool rocks. That is really all there is to look at other than a few dead things and the ocassional penguin. No I lie there were a few Wilson's Storm Petrels which nest under rocks and make a very odd noise if you are near the nest. No such luck as to spot one on a nest as they are well hidden. They were heard on the way up Mt Lied at 126m above sea level you go from the ice straight up and have panoramic 360 degree views out to the icebergs and to the plateau which extends 4000km to the pole and beyond.
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