Day: 2 A CSIRO’y Christmas!
We spent Christmas day north of Broome in Western Australia.

Enjoying Christmas celebrations on board whilst still keeping an eye on our journey. Photo credit: Jane Ellem.

The weather balloon was launched at 0215 on Christmas Day.

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. Photo credit: Jane Ellem.

Birdwatching, briefings on the bridge, Santa and Christmas cake! Photo credit: Jane Ellem.
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