Albatross Island 2016 Day 3 : 07-12-2016

Are we there yet? Today was a day to pack, drive and then drive some more. All the food was laid out then carefully put into waterproof drums for the boat trip. It is amazing how much you can fit into one drum. What types of food do you think we are taking? I'll give you a tip, roast lamb and fresh mint sauce is not on the menu. We headed off from Hobart about 1pm.

Follow our journey on a Google map. Hobart, Kempton, Campbell Town, Perth, Longford, Elizabeth Town (coffee stop), Devonport, past the turn off to Penguin!?, Rocky Cape, Stanley (for dinner) then Smithton.

It took about 6 hours, so all the time you were sitting in class learning heaps I was driving. Kris showed photos to us of the only other two places in the world the Shy Albatross lives and breeds, Pedra Branca and the Mewstone. Find photos of them and locate them on a map. Wow, they look amazing.

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Julie unveiled her new toy today. A thermal imaging camera to help us collect the scat. How will this help? Stay tuned and you can find out. Over dinner some seagulls came to say hello and Kris pointed out that the wingspan of a Shy Albatross is many, many times bigger. How big? Up to 2.5m. Rule that out on a piece of paper to get an idea of the size.

Thanks for all the suggestions for names, keep them coming. The albatross was a lot of help packing our drums of food. We have settled into our Smithton accommodation. My bag is repacked with plastic bags protecting everything in case it gets wet tomorrow. Cannot wait to get on the boat and out to the island! We leave early. The weather looks good with W/NW winds at 8 – 11 knots and seas W/SW with a 1.3m swell. Perfect.

By Mrs Price