David Ellyard is this year’s ANARE Club representative, filling the “Club berth” graciously provided by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) as a measure of its support for the work of the Club. For the last 50 years the Club has built and maintained contacts between members of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions).

This year’s berth is on Voyage 2 of the Aurora Australis to Davis Base on the Antarctic continent and to the nearby Chinese base at Zhong Shan, arriving back in Fremantle about 5 December. David is returning to Antarctica which he last visited 37 years ago as the cosmic ray physicist in the 1966 wintering party at Mawson.

David has been active in the ANARE Club for over 30 years, serving as President and committee member of the NSW Branch of the Club and for the last 20 years has been the Master of Ceremonies at the ANARE Sydney Midwinter Dinner.

PHOTO ALBUM   Click on thumbnail pictures for full size image.

Day 32	Friday	5 December 2003	Perth return to Sydney
Day 31	Thursday	4 December 2003	Arrive Fremantle
Day 30	Wednesday	3 December 2003
Day 29	Tuesday	2 December 2003
Day 28	Monday	1 December 2003
Day 27	Sunday	30 November 2003
Day 26	Saturday	29 November 2003
Day 25	Friday	28 November 2003
Day 24	Thursday	27 November 2003
Day 23	Wednesday	26 November 2003	Cleared pack ice
Day 22	Tuesday	25 November 2003
Day 21	Monday	24 November 2003	Eclipse
Day 20	Sunday	23 November 2003	Zhong Shan flying
Day 19	Saturday	22 November 2003	Zhong Shan flying
Day 18	Friday	21 November 2003	Depart Davis
Day 17	Thursday	20 November 2003	Platcha
Day 16	Wednesday	19 November 2003	Platcha
Day 15	Tuesday	18 November 2003	Platcha
Day 14	Monday	17 November 2003	Arrive Davis
Day 13	Sunday	16 November 2003	Antarctic circle crossed
Day 12	Saturday	15 November 2003
Day 11	Friday	14 November 2003	King Neptune visit
Day10	Thursday	13 November 2003	First pack ice
Day 9	Wednesday	12 November 2003	First iceberg
Day 8	Tuesday	11 November 2003
Day 7	Monday	10 November 2003
Day 6	Sunday	9 November 2003	Antarctic convergence crossed
Day 5	Saturday	8 November 2003
Day 4	Friday	7 November 2003
Day 3	Thursday	6 November 2003
Day 2	Wednesday	5 November 2003
Day 1	Tuesday	4 November 2003
Day 0	Monday	3 November 2003	Depart Hobart