Well guys, i have finally made it to the glorious sights and sounds of Antarctica yet again. After our initial delays stretching out over a week at home and then a week in Punta Arenas in Chile, the weather was good, the plane was fixed and ready to fly and our bags were packed and on board. Actually, our bags were packed on board about 3 days before we flew so there were a few really stinky people on that plane who hadnt changed, myself included!! The flight in was fantastic, flying over Cape horn and along the Antarctic Peninsular until we reached Adelaide Island and my home for the next 4 months, Rothera base. The cloud cover was actually really low for the flight in so we couldnt actually see all the sea ice yet
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