It was another wonderful Wednesday morning aboard the RVIB Nathanial B. Palmer. We awoke to wind gusts nearing 40 knots and news that the crittercam we had deployed the previous afternoon had released very lateContinue reading
Author: Danielle Waples
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Wilhelmina Bay (Tues., 5/25/10) – Farewell Wilhelmina Bay
When we woke up this morning we didn’t have to contend with yesterday’s low visibility; instead we encountered 20 knot winds and choppy seas, even in the shelter of Wilhelmina Bay. Despite the weather, ourContinue reading
Drake Passage (Sun., 5/9/10) – Batten down the hatches
Yesterday we watched the sun set over Tierra del Fuego and ventured from the Estrecho de la Mairre into the Drake Passage. Coffepot tiedown Before heading off to bed we made certain that everything inContinue reading