12.12.2012-17.12.2012 - Preparation of the cruise ANT-XXIX/3

12.12.2012 (Wednesday). Jan Haelters of the BMM informs me that there is a blog (in Dutch) on the current Polarstern expedition occurring just before our own cruise. Just have a look at: http://www.natuurpuntbovenschelde.be/reisverslagen.aspx

Indeed, the Polarstern usually makes two successive expeditions each winter (i.e. Antarctic summer) and she is already in the 'far south' for a first expedition. I took a look at http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/ships/polarstern/where_is_polarstern/ 
and recorded the following plot:

17.12.2012. I receive a confirmation of the booking of my hotel in Punta Arenas. It now appears that Chantal De Ridder misunderstood the situation concerning the transportation of the biological samples and her situation is not yet settled. She will have to urgently solve the problem, presumably alone with World Courier.


(Cédric)