The Beginning of the End
So, here we are. Beginning the middle year of the 2020s and about to end our stay in Antarctica. About now is the time when people often say " the year went so fast!" but when I think about when it was that I was last at home it is very difficult to picture so I am thinking it hasn't really gone that fast. What is for sure however is that the end is approaching very quickly. The RSV Nuyina is due to arrive here at Mawson Station on 21st January which is only 13 days away.. yes we are all counting in days now! In the drawer where I keep my shoeboxes that Leanne sent down for me to open at the start of every month, there remains only one box for February. I have packed up all my UPE ( Unaccompanied Personal Effects ) and taken them over to the Green Store ( Warehouse ) and they have been tucked into the Sea Container ready for loading onto the ship. This is a bit of a bummer because it means I don't have access to lots of hobby things that have kept me amused i...