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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1996-97: VUWAE 41

7. Event Diary

7. Event Diary

3 January 1997 Flown Scott Base to Marble Point in a double shuttle. Set up camp and walked around Marble Point for familiarisation. Fine, warm, S breeze.
4 January From Marble Pt to Gneiss Pt, reconnaissance and initial work. Helo trip with surveyors taking air photos. Fine, calm, hot.
5 January From Marble Pt to C. Bernacchi, reconnaissance and initial work. Fine, cool, light S. breeze.page break
6 January Survey from Marble Pt along beach, work done on profiles AC1 and AC2. Fine, cool, light NE breeze.
7 January Work in Surko St. area, surveying and profile AC4. Sunny, part cloud, light N. breeze, warm.
8 January Continued AC4 profile, surveyed to Gneiss point, glacial striations on Gneiss point, pits dug at AC3. Cool/cold, S wind −10 knots, cloudy with light snow flurries, low ceiling.
9 January Samples from pocket beach, Marble point, AC3 holes logged. Snowing, S wind ~15 knots, cool.
10 January Samples from AC6, AC3 holes logged, glacial striations/samples from Gneiss point. Overcast, lightly snowing, calm.
11 January Surveying back to Marble Pt, Glacial moraines at Hogback hill. Fine, warm, light breeze to calm.
12 January Survey of Pocket beach Marble Pt, ACB4 holes dug/logged, South St glacial striation work. Snowing, S breeze 15-20 knots, cold.
13 January Marble Pt transect surveyed, ACB4 holes dug, South stream section cleared. Sunny to cloudy, light wind, warm.
14 January South Stream samples and section, ACB4 holes logged. Sunny, light S 0 - 2 knots breeze, warm.
15 January Marble Pt transect described and sampled, hole dug and logged. Fine - overcast, light S breeze, warm.
16 January Triple shuttle to Kolich Pt, camp set up and reconnaissance. Fine, calm to light NE breeze, hot.
17 January Kolich Point survey and beach work. Fine, cool, light but cold S breeze.
18 January Kolich Point beach section, beach surveying. Fine, calm to light NE breeze, hot.
19 January Kolich Point beach section, sample collection, glacial striation work. Overcast, S breeze 5-10 knots, cool.
20 January Double shuttle to Spike Cape. Camp set up and reconnaissance. Fine, some cloud, S breeze, cool.
21 January Surveying Spike Cape, samples from southern platform, look at southern active beach. Fine, cool S breeze 10 knots, warm.
22 January Surveying Spike Cape, samples from northern platform, holes dug on mainland. Overcast, calm, cool. Sea ice broke out from bay at Spike Cape.
23 January Surveying Spike Cape, holes dug and logged on mainland. Overcast, slight N breeze, cool.
24 January DV visit, TL sample and hole logging, glacial moraine /striations. Overcast/fine, cool, slight N breeze.
25 January Shuttles to Dunlop Island (helicopter problems). Camp set up and reconnaissance. Light S breeze to calm, warm, overcast to fine.
26 January Samples from Eastern end, surveying to the NE, beaches logged. Cool, overcast, gloomy, snowing from midday with S breeze.page break
27 January Surveyed to the south, samples from top of island, beaches logged. Fine, cold S breeze 10–15 knots, cool.
28 January Surveyed to West, holes dug and logged. Fine, S breeze 10 - 15 knots, cold.
29 January Double shuttle back to Scott Base. High overcast, S breeze, cool.