It's getting much much colder as we venture further south,
necessitating the addition of more and more layers when I head
outside to do my daily exercise or stare into the distance, scanning
for ice/wildlife (neither of which have been successful). Today felt
particularly cold (well colder than it has been) due to a fairly
strong wind that accompanies moderately cold air temperatures,
pushing the actual temperature into negative figures. The data
website that we view (containing location, meteorological conditions,
track locations etc), however, tells me that frost bite is
"unlikely", this is good to know. It's not actually THAT cold (yet),
but I look forward to a time when frost bite is deemed "likely".
The aurora did not grace us with her presence last night due to
overcast conditions and it seems that these may remain for the next
few days or two. The weather does change pretty quickly though, so
lets hope for some beautiful clear skies (and days) in the coming few
days before it gets too light.
I realise that I forgot to add my usual lat/long and temp data in
yesterdays blog...today I have remembered.
Current lat: -56.4248...only 4 degrees of latitude left before
crossing the Antarctic Circle!
Current lon: 140.1233
Current air temp: 4.6C...-2C with wind chill included (I did say it
wasn't THAT cold)
Current ocean temp (at surface): 4.5C, decreasing to just less than
1C at depth
Sea sickness: Felt a bit iffy after lunch, but fine other than that
Wildlife: Still only birds. I am yet to identify the small black ones
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