Hurry up and wait

On day three of the voyage a small shape appeared on RADAR. The drizzle and rains were closing in and there was a buzz getting around the ship, ETA was for 11am. People were getting their bags ready for the first groups to be sent ashore, bellies were starting to rumble as lunch time came rolling around, but there! Right in front of the bloody ship, out of a low lying cloud and showery rain (possibly snow), comes this hazy land mass.

Ian, the Communications Technician remarked "ah yes, that's Macca, just like the last time I was here" and the man in charge of the station re-fuelling team said "yep, just like I left it."

The Nuggets

 After the initial excitement, at around 3pm, the announcement was made to stand down for the day. The swell was said to be too big and wind too strong, we'll return to the bay in the morning and see what that brings. The unofficial motto was alive and well - *sigh* - back to food, movies and card games (mostly 500).