Antarctic Voyage 2012 - 20/01/2012 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

It's just before 4pm, and I'm about to head off to sleep. We have
just about reached the start of the I9 transect, and so begins the
dreaded night shift work. 1am to 1pm. Work is expected to begin in a
few hours time with the first mooring retrieval, followed by four or
five continuous CTDs until the next mooring. Due to the depth of the
ocean here (~500m or so), the CTD process will be fairly quick, so it
will be go-go-go from the start of the shift, likely until the end 12
hours later. Fun times! If I don't crash straight after the shift
ends from exhaustion, I will be sure to tell you how it went.

My knee remains slightly swolen, but feels much better. I also had
another accident that I forgot to tell you all. I was rushing up the
outer stairs to get to the monkey deck (the highest place we can go)
to set up my GoPro. Being in a rush, I failed to see a rope that was
placed across the top of the stairs, and ran face first into it, full
force. Believe me, it bloody hurt, and I have a bruise on the corner
of my brow to prove it. Luckily the rope didn't get me across the
neck otherwise I would have likely fallen backwards down the metal
stairs. Also luckily, nobody was around to see me. I'm such a knobber.

A game of assassin has also begun on the ship. The aim is to kill
(not literally) a person who's name you have been given by walking up
to them when nobody else is in sight, and say "you're dead" - quite
tricky! Once dead, you take over their target, and so on until either
you win, or you have been killed. Over 30 hours in, I am still alive
despite walking alone quite often. Others have taken to escorts. I'm
sure I will be killed soon enough...it's just a matter of time.

Not much else to report so I will end it there, and leave you with
yet another penguin photo.

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