Last updated: Friday, 03. February 2012 22:51 UTC   Local time GMT -3

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A busy day throughout the ship,  with the departing scientists doing their final packing and getting all their equipment stowed away.  The equipment will eventually work it's way back the UK,  most likely as cargo onboard the JCR at the end of the season.

Bunkering operations have been taking place throughout the day and will resume tomorrow morning.  All being well they will be finished by lunchtime and if that is the case then the ship will sail round to Stanley during the afternoon.  The weather forecast is not looking good for the next few days and so it might be a bumpy ride.

Due to the restrictions of being in a military port I am not allowed to take pictures,  so am limited to those I took whilst out and about yesterday evening.  I think that this is some  kind of heather and it just appealed to me when I saw it.

I think this is the first ever picture that I have taken of sheep.  Interestingly they were the wrong side of a razor wire fence and also a very large cattle grid,  so not too sure just how they got to be here in the first place.  The Falkland Islands has a strong tradition in the wool trade and there are a lot of sheep on the islands.

Final picture for today is of two Upland Geese. 

Saturday will see the change of scientists as one group heads home and a new team join us for a new cruise.  The next trip should be an interesting one as we initially head east to the South Sandwich Islands and then south to Halley.  It was announced today that Halley VI (the new base at Halley) will be fully operational and that it will be occupied for the first time this winter.  All being well I hope to get the chance to visit it in early March.

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