Antarctic Voyage 2012 - 23/01/2012 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Hey y'all,

The voyage has now entered full marine science mode, and as such, the
monotony of ship-life begins. My life now consists of eating and
CTDs, nothing else. Unless I bore you all with the ins and outs of
the CTDs, I don't envisage having much to share over the coming
weeks. I'll be sure to update you when anything interesting does
happen, but I no longer think I can justify a blog a day.

Today, however, something interesting did happen. We saw a jade-berg!
What's a jade-berg I hear you ask. Well, basically, its an iceberg
that has a deep green-blue colour, contrasting with the bog-standard
white iceberg. I'm not entirely sure what forms these, maybe one of
you can elighten me, but I heard discussion of the ice being at the
bottom of the glacier, and thus forming under extreme pressure. I do
have a lovely photo for you all to enjoy, but it doesn't really do it
justice. I love the white and green stripy section - BEAUTIFUL!
Reminds me of a sweet of somesort, maybe a green version of a campino
for those who remember them from back in the day.

Assassin continues...I'm still alive, and so is my victim despite my
scheming.

I have now also run out of the chocolate I brought with me. Bad times
ahead!

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