TWELVE
Audra planted her feet on the deck and took a deep breath. She hadn't counted on feeling nervous before her first vlog. Best to get started, then. She pressed the RECORD button.
"Hi, I'm Audra, a graduate meteorologist on my way to my first posting, and this is my ride."
She lifted the camera and panned across the deck, turning slowly on the spot until she'd shown them the full circle of her view.
"The Aurora Australis, a ninety-five-metre-long icebreaker that can cruise through sea ice more than a metre thick. It might be spring in Australia, but there's ice in Antarctica year round, so I've got my gloves, my hat and my polar thickness coat to keep warm. Most of the other hundred or so passengers are inside, grabbing something to eat in the mess hall, working out in the gym,
