pLeaving Macquarie Island and the 1979 expeditioners was a mixed bag ofppemotions. I witnessed the grieving of some of the expeditioners from the loss oneppof their mates, a biologist. I felt for them and wondered what wintering on theppIsland was going to be like for them. I was pleased to finally go home Aboard theppDanish ice breaker, Thala Dan. 15 Months was a long time away from home on anppisolated Australian Scientific Research Station. I boarded the ship after sheppserviced the other Australian Stations in Antarctica.ppSeeing Australia for the first time in 15 months was going to be an unknown, as Ipphad changed and wondered where life takes me now. Approaching the Australianppmainland, I could smell the burnt summer air which I no longer take for granted.ppIn 1980, I reapplied to go south again to Antarctica with 1981 Expedition, this timeppto Casey, Another story unfolds and is told in this book, along with the MacquarieppIsland story.p