Landing on Desolation Island, which happened after dinner. The above photo was taken about 9:30 p.m. The yellow parkas were provided by Quark, and ours to bring home. The inflatable boats are referred to as Zodiacs, the manufacturer's name. There's a wood transom at the rear that mounts a small outboard motor. The Ocean Nova carried 7 of these. The person in the red parka is one of the expedition crew.

Dress for landings was headgear, parka, waterproof pants over jeans, and rubber boots over double socks. Over the parka we wore life jackets while on the water, but removed them when on shore.

There are no docks. All the landings were as you see here: on rock.

The weather varied, but was rarely really cold. On many days the afternoon high reached the upper 30's. In most landing areas the ice and snow had melted back from the shore. We encountered some deep snow, e.g., deep enough to sink up to my thighs.