Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maken 1961 Journal Jan 14. down pool the price of 18 dollars. I had packed up in early afternoon & they made a visit to the sawery to weigh the 4 penned chekka over there. In morning I had visited the penned chekka on this cide. I was sent to the ship on the first helicopter along w George Allen & Pat Be. All 3 of us needed x-rays for some reason. Dr. Kelley came aboard late, & pronounced the hand unbroken & uninfected. Cecil Bailey & Douglas came aboard later & all my gear was brought. The ship finished unloading at Hallett & we were underway by midnight. At 5:30 or 6 AM the ship was near Adare. The captain meanwhile had induced me to shorten my proposed visit to 12 hours from the original 24. Accordingly Don Douglas & I were flown in on the first helicopter. On the way in we flew over the rookery at 1800 feet & I obtained a series of black & white shots, vertical, from which I hope to make a movie map. We landed at 7:30 AM Ridley heads is large, 4 times larger I would say than Hallett heads. The objective I had in going here was to get a census