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Setting off flares to farewell the Aurora Australis on her return to Australia. Photo: Rich Youd.
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Smiling at the excitement of our season finally beginning, or because I just let off my first parachute flare? Perhaps both. Photo: Rich Youd
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68th ANARE team farewelling the Aurora with customary flare show. Photo: Rich Youd.
It is an ANARE tradition that when the ship is ready to leave they will do a 'sail past' North Head, blast their horn, and at night put on a light show with their search lights. In return we blast off any out of date flares in a little fireworks display. (Being so far from any other shipping, no one else will even see our flares...so boating friends don't be alarmed!)
We gave the AA a fitting send off in gusting winds and driving rain, and a light show that was worth braving the weather for.
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