As I sit here in the 02 lounge, wedged into a corner in a beanbag chair, watching my 8th movie in two days, fending off with my feet the four chairs that come flying towardsContinue reading
Author: Alison Stimpert
Alison Stimpert is a PhD candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Flandres Bay (Thurs., 5/27/10) – Gone with the wind: Frankly weather, we don’t give a damn!
It was a dark and stormy night. The winds tore through the Gerlache with gusts up to 95 miles an hour. Seas were churning. Snow blew off the tops of icebergs, sometimes in huge chunksContinue reading
Transiting between Wilhelmina Bay and Andvord Bay (Sat., 5/15/10) – Inside the NBP
A tour of the science hangout spots around the ship Hi all, Today we thought we’d take a few pictures showing you what goes on inside the ship, where we spend much of our dayContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Sun., 5/31/09) – Hiiii Wayne! Hiii-iii–iiiiiii!!
Humpback tagging from the whale’s perspective…. Dora Hello readers! I’ve been asked to write a guest post on this blog, so first I think I should introduce myself. My name is Dora. The details ofContinue reading
Andvord Bay (Fri., 5/15/09) – The emotional rollercoaster
Yay! There’s a whale just sitting at the surface, let’s tag that one! … Boo, that guy was a bit difficult to track. Yay! The port call is over and we get to head backContinue reading
Piccard Cove (Fri., 5/1/09) – A Cove of Whales and a Blizzard of Penguins
The home page on the ship’s intranet said that today was a good day to be a scientist a truer word was never spoken. The home page on the ship’s intranet said that today wasContinue reading