CRs East Antarctica 2005/2006 Personal Journal
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Cattle class!
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Arrival (C130)
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Transport to base
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Coffee bar Terra Nova
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Bedroom Terra Nova
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Meal time Terra Nova
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First view of Tephis bay
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Exploring  Terra Nova

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An interesting though tiresome flight on the C130 but it was good to be on our way!  Below is some  rather shaky
video of the Herc flight (sorry only shot on my compact digital so quality is dire).
Cattle class C130
Cattle class C130 style
We arrived on the sea ice in Tephis bay as the sea ice in front of the base had melted out exceptionally early this year.
From here we were whisked away by helicopter to Base Mario Zucchelli, I could really get used to this executive travel!

First impressions of MZB its a bunch of containers bolted together, but once inside it is quite comfy and the food ain't
bad either!! (luckily I don't put on weight so could enjoy it with a clean mind!).  Meals were either a 1, 2 or 3 plate
affair accompanied by wine if you wanted it.  We had an explore on the first day around the base and walked among the
weirdly weathered rocks, more of these later.  We then dropped down to Tephis bay to inspect/look at the Twotter
runway.