We started our Drake crossing in earnest yesterday. While our sister ship, the Gould, had a very favorable passage last week (3 foot seas and winds less than 20 knots) we have encountered weather moreContinue reading
Author: Andrew Westgate
From University of North Carolina Wilmington
Flandres Bay (Fri., 5/28/10) – Keeping chaos at bay
schshhhhhhhhhhthchhchhhhhhthhchhchhhcrackleshcchsnaphrhchhchchch chilechrhchhcshhehhchhehhhfhhhehhhehhshhehhhshhehehchhchhhhh … crackleshcchsnaphrhchhchchchcshchshchshsnap*beep*……. As I mentioned in my first blog, I am here to help out with the radio-tracking of D-tagged animals. Since the D-tags store all the valuable data they collect, theyContinue reading
Andvord to Flandres Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – The have and have nots
What we don’t have…. 1) Cars; 2) Houses; 3) Roads; 4) Interdepartmental email; 5) Alcohol What we do have…. 1) A fine ship 2) An excellent captain and crew 3) An exceptional group of smart,Continue reading