The R/V Revelle has headed “back to the barn” and has just docked in Hobart, Tasmania.

Back to the barn. Photos: Thomas Moore

All hands on deck are now in the usual post-cruise full-court-press to get all the remaining scientific gear packed, off the ship, and into containers for the return journey.

It’s a morning of mixed emotions, we’re all happy to be back in port and heading home but it’s bitter-sweet to be leaving behind the R/V Revelle, her Captain and crew, and our days on the Tasman Sea.

Albatross of the Tasman Sea. Photo: Thomas Moore