In this Issue of the Marion 81 Newsletter

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  • A message from the Team Leader.

“It’s a great honour and privilege to be M81 Team Leader. We are done with the first quarter of our expedition and so far everyone is doing well ……  I want to express my gratitude to all those who are cheering us on in this journey; our families, our colleagues and our friends back home. It is not an easy journey but it is a rare and beautiful experience. With courage and determination we will continue and we will finish stronger than we started. “ Read more in the newsletter

  • In a nutshell.
  • An ode to Duct Tape.
  • Meet the team.
  • A true endemic – Marion’s flightless moth.
  • How many people does it take to change a heater?
  • A killer-whaler’s magical world.
  • Explo Roundy! A new word for Island or Round Island exploration!
  • A birder’s introduction.
  • The ESSENTIAL guide to escaping a mire.
  • World Albatross Day.
  • An Over-island Tale.
  • Lastly… a weather update by SAWS.

Read the answers by team members to the following:

  • Why did you come to Marion?
  • Best thing about Marion?
  • What do you miss the most?
  • Worst thing about Marion?
  • What do you wish you had brought?
  • What is the best food here?
  • What food do you miss?

Weather on Marion Island

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