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Immediate report of Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition 1988-89: VUWAE 33

Event Diary

Event Diary

31 Oct. Perrett to Scott Base.
1-2 Nov. Perrett - Survival Course.
2-4 Nov. Perrett - equipment preparation.
4 Nov. Pyne to Scott Base
5-6 Nov. Preparation of vehicle & equipment
7 Nov. 1330 hrs. Left Scott for Butter Pt. Meet S-216 at the Dirty Ice. 2230 hrs, arrive Butter Pt., slept in hut. S-216 camp nearby.
8 Nov. 1030 hrs. Left Butter Pt., refuelled at Gneiss Pt. fuel cache 1930 hrs arrive C. Roberts. Slow travel on multi year ice in Marble Pt. bay and second year ice Gneiss Pt. to Dunlop Island.
9 Nov. Unpack equipment, inspect possible tide gauge sites, vehicle service curtailed by blowing snow.
10 Nov. To Mackay Glacier tongue. Bathymetry survey for mooring site. Return to C. Roberts.
11 Nov. Check & prepare equipment for test mooring at C. Roberts.
12 Nov. To Mackay Gl. Deploy S4 test mooring (5 hours to lower). Overnight with S-216 at Mackay Gl.page 29
13 Nov. Check mooring, return to C. Roberts. Drilled ice foot at C. Roberts for tide gauge with K191 assistance.
14 Nov. To Mackay Gl. Recover S4 and redeploy with 8 sediment traps in mooring. 9.5 hours to recover & redeploy. Overnight near Cuff Cape with S-216 & K191.
15 Nov. Return to C. Roberts. Began assembly of tide gauge components.
16 Nov. Cut ice foot hole with chainsaw assisted by K191. Fitted transducer pipe to shore rock face.
17 Nov. Erected tide gauge frame with solar panel, data logger & battery.
18 Nov. Programmed and levelled tide gauge with K-191. Began packing equipment and prepared equipment for recovery of mooring in January.
19 Nov. Pack up for return to Scott Base. Checked tide gauge and reprogrammed after changing power fuses. 1530 hrs left C. Roberts, refuelled @ Gneiss Pt. and picked up 44 gal. Mogas drum. Stuck for 2 hours in soft snow drift near ice bergs between Gneiss Pt. & Marble Pt. 2430 hrs arrived Butter Pt. Slept in hut.
20 Nov. 1130 hrs left Butter Pt., arrived Scott Base 1615 hrs.
21 Nov. Pack equipment preparation for January return. Pyne to Christchurch, evening DV flight.
23 Nov. Perrett to Christchurch.
3 Jan. Pyne, Perrett Christchurch - Christchurch (8 hours).
4 Jan. Pyne, Perrett Christchurch - Christchurch (7 hours).
5 Jan. Pyne, Perrett to Scott Base.
6 Jan. 1600 hrs. Pyne, Perrett, Sole (K191) Scott Base to Mackay Glacier. 1/2 hour shutdown @ C. Roberts to make up sling load. Recovered mooring in evening (7 hours to establish equipment, recover mooring, pack equipment).
7 Jan. Transfer from Mackay Glacier to C. Roberts. Undersling load returned to Scott Base. Downloaded tide gauge data and levelled to recalibrate.
8 Jan. Installed new power protection for tide gauge, down loaded new winter program and relevelled.
9 Jan. Recheck & level tide gauge. Pack for helo. Return to Scott Base @ 1730.
10-11 Jan. Pack up equipment for return to NZ.
Pyne, Perrett to Christchurch.