Wednesday 14th October : the day of departure is finally here !!
I arrived at the airport with my parents around 16h. There, I joined the Polar Institute group (IPEV), we are about 35 leaving on this plane. The majority of the people here are around the same age as me, going to work on one of the three subantarctic islands as a civic service volunteer. There are also IPEV staff members, going to one of the islands for one to six months to work on the infrastructure. It's very nice to finally meet everyone. We all have our masks on - we won't really see each other's faces until we're on our islands.
IPEV team ! Not everyone is on the picture. It's so great to be part of this scientific team.
When we arrive on the plane, I feel really happy and excited. The group feeling really makes the whole experience special. I usually get scared on planes, but this trip was super fun !
19h30 : Off we go ! The adventure starts now !!
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