Gary had invited a group of us to join him to see the Thin Ice VR at the Australian Museum. In the group was Gary, Sue, Valerie, Suzanne and myself. We had all booked in to the 10:45 am session. We met for coffee in the museum cafe and then headed to the entrance of the exhibition.
Before entering the VR part, we entered a room with some interesting things to see. Here are the outfits they used –
The same Gaberdine windproof suits, made from a very tight weave of wool were not only windproof but also waterproof. They were also used by the 1920’s British Mount Everest expeditions.
Here is a scale model of Shackelton’s boat. the Endurance –
And one of its lifeboats, The James Caird used for the the journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia.
There was also a slide show playing of Frank Hurley’s photos.
We then went into the next room with the swivel chairs and VR goggles.
The virtual reality part lasted 22 minutes and was very effective. We had 360° views on the ice, at Elephant Island, on the James Caird and the alpine crossing of South Georgia.
After this we then visited the Nature photo exhibition. Then we headed to Macquarie Street for lunch. On the way, Gary presented us a challenge to photograph the Archibald Fountain at Hyde Park.
After lunch, at there State Library, we saw the sculpture of Trim the Cat –
And it owner, Matt Flinders.
To finished Sue and Valerie joined me for a walk in the Botanic Gardens, but it was a bit cold and windy so wet did not stay too long.
