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
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Flandres Bay (Wed., 5/26/10) – Small boat surveying in snow
“Don’t worry. I’m a trained professional. This is part of my job. We know what we’re doing.” These are things that I’ve said to my mother after explaining to her what I do for myContinue reading
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
Wilhelmina Bay (Sun., 5/23/10) – Elliot, starfish loves you!
After having a day of squirrelly un-tag-able whales yesterday, the tagging team was charged and ready to go this morning. They launched the small boats early (8:30 am) and immediately found multiple whales in theContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Fri., 5/21/10) – “Snow Day”
We woke up today in Wilhelmina Bay with winds gusting up to 50 knots and snow pouring down on us. Such conditions are not favorable for launching the small zodiacs and/or for visually surveying forContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Wed.,5/19/10) – Tarzan and Jane –good things come in pairs
Tomorrow is my mom’s birthday – Happy Birthday Mom! Last year we named one of our tagged whales after her, “Ellie,” on her birthday. How do I beat that birthday gift? This year on herContinue reading
Flandres Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – Killer Day
Yesterday was, for me at least, the highlight of our trip to the Antarctic Peninsula so far. It started out as a fairly typical day: sunrise at around 8:30, then starting visual surveys to lookContinue 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
Andvord Bay (Tues., 5/18/10) – Exploring Whale and Krill Abundance
Today was another extraordinary day in one of the most majestic places on the planet. The plan of the day was to explore, map and document whale and krill abundance and distribution in Andvord Bay,Continue 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