The CLEOPATRA II field campaign has returned home safe, after a very successful time in Rijpfjorden. Two helicopter flights brought as back as scheduled, half of the team returning at 12:00 (with a lot of cargo) and the other half at 15:00 on Tuesday. After a looong shower and changing to new clothes, we started unpacking and cleaning all the equipment. And of course, had a delicious dinner and a couple of beers out in town.
This marks the end of our campaign blog. Eventually we will replace the low-res pictures we sent by satellite phone with high-res versions and place a slide show on top of the page, but there will be no more new blog entries.
CLEOPATRA II as a project will of course continue, and for updates regarding the project, preliminary results and future plans, please refer to the official CLEOPATRA II homepage: http://www.mare-incognitum.no/index.php/cleopatra-ii – this page is under construction right now, but will hopefully contain more information soon.
Thank you for following our blog! We hope you had a good time here and please do not hesitate to take contact if you have any questions.
Our home for 2 weeks – soon empty in the wilderness again
Quite some cargo – up to the roof – on the helicopter made sitting about as comfortable as on a low-fare airline
Never mind the lack of space, we were looking forward to a shower and some non-dried food
And here we are – back at UNIS, after a long shower and with new clothes, waiting for the second flight to land