Day: 2 A CSIRO’y Christmas!
We spent Christmas day north of Broome in Western Australia.
![Christmas celebrations on board](https://i0.wp.com/research.csiro.au/educator-on-board/wp-content/uploads/sites/206/2020/01/christmas-celebrations.jpeg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1)
Enjoying Christmas celebrations on board whilst still keeping an eye on our journey. Photo credit: Jane Ellem.
![Weather balloon](https://i0.wp.com/research.csiro.au/educator-on-board/wp-content/uploads/sites/206/2020/01/weather-balloon-scaled-e1579753528543-768x1024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1)
The weather balloon was launched at 0215 on Christmas Day.
![Awake at dawn on 25 December 2019 for the Continuous Plankton Recorder retrieval](https://i0.wp.com/research.csiro.au/educator-on-board/wp-content/uploads/sites/206/2020/01/dawn-CPR.jpg?resize=840%2C699&ssl=1)
Awake at dawn on 25 December 2019 for the Continuous Plankton Recorder retrieval. Photo credit: Jane Ellem.
![It takes a team, even on Christmas morning to work on retrieving the Continuous Plankton Recorder.](https://i0.wp.com/research.csiro.au/educator-on-board/wp-content/uploads/sites/206/2020/01/it-takes-a-team.jpeg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1)
It takes a team, even on Christmas morning to work on retrieving the Continuous Plankton Recorder. Photo credit: Jane Ellem.
![Birdwatching, briefings on the bridge, Santa and Christmas cake!](https://i0.wp.com/research.csiro.au/educator-on-board/wp-content/uploads/sites/206/2020/01/Birdwatching-and-briefings.jpeg?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1)
Birdwatching, briefings on the bridge, Santa and Christmas cake! Photo credit: Jane Ellem.
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