Picture by Katie Brigden
Today at 6pm we gathered around the flag pole and raised a new South Georgia flag in honor of Possession Day. On this day in 1775 Captain Cook took possession of South Georgia for the crown. This is marked by a reception by the Commissioner of the Territory (the Govenor of South Georgia) at Government House Stanley. It is meant to be a holiday however, we all worked as per usual – science and painting must go on!

Matt and I spent the morning grinding old paint off the fuel store (one section of it) and getting a coat of paint on before the rain started.

I helped Tommy do the weekly fire alarm test and mocked up a rat box of which I have to make 20 for a project. We will attempt to catch 20 rats for scientists to look at their genetic make up. This will mean after the eradication if rats appear again they will know if they were reintroduced or from the old population. After work despite the constant drizzle Rob and I ran up to Deadmans in the mist.