Station E

Lat - 65'S 59.02
Long - 67'W 26.59
Water Depth - 563m

Well, I did tell you the lettering would be out of order! We got into
station E yesterday around 5pm and have been coring like crazy since.
I just got off watch and a trawl has just gone in the water, so i'll
stay up until the animals come up, grab my corals and anemones and
run off to bed....:0) Apparently we're up for some bad weather later
on tonight, so it's get as much in as possible in the short time we
have before. 30ft seas and snow are predicted.

Its that point in the cruise where everyone is starting to get more
comfortable around everyone, practical jokes are starting to be
played (we had some great "jelly sharks" put in the plankton trawl
today), silly cartoons pasted to the walls and people seem to be
joking around more. Tonight we have a "leap year party - Gothic
style", but it's all dependent on what science is going on, so watch
this space. It's supposed to be at midnight tonight, when in theory
we should be leaving this station and heading to the next one, but as
always on cruises we're losing time and trying to make it up
somewhere, especially with weather coming in. It's time for a party
though (still without alcohol I might add), they're usually pretty
fun, dancing, mingling, snacks and soda.........and best of
all........silly costumes made of trash bags and trawl nets......:0)