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Old 20th Nov 2009, 09:06
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John Eacott
 
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The ice doesn't always look very thick, but the amount below the surface is always significantly more than on the surface



More bergs: you may be able to make out the annual snowfall layers in some shots



This was my "landmark" berg that I could see from 50 nm away, to get back to the ship



Some ice creep off the continent next to Cap Prudhomme



and a bit of a cornice



There are times when the lack of flight instruments isn't a Good Thing



We went to Pt Martin to drop some geologists, rock hoppers in the ice! The French built a base there back around 1950, and only 2 years later it burnt down at the beginning of winter. The Expeditioners had to survive the winter in one remaining survival hut, with what little they salvaged to eat. The wreckage is till there, no attempt seems to have been made to clean it up.



Some of the nearby coastline



Back at DDU, they must be Top Gear fans: one indestructible HiLux



DDU bar and grill. 10 winter months must go very slowly....



The DDU walkways take a bit of clearing, too



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