It was like Christmas Eve, getting to go tag a whale in the morning on a zodiac in Antarctica! What a dream! Last night at 7pm, Doug called together a “Science Sharing” meeting in theContinue reading
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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
Palmer Station (Wed., 5/13/09) – More than just a port for the Gould
Palmer Station is home to quite a bit of science year round, mostly of the geophysical sort. Palmer Station is a wonderful place. I’ve really enjoyed spending a couple of days here while we catchContinue reading
Palmer Station (Sat., 5/9/09)-The Battle at Base Brown
Deadly, dangerous, deceitful. Scientists are all of these. Whether it takes form in freezing helpless krill, kicking their last feeble kicks as they near dewars of liquid nitrogen, or sneaking up on sleeping whales, smackingContinue reading
Piccard Cove (Tues., 5/5/09) – It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Its an Arnoux’s Beaked Whale!
After a full night sleep free of listening to: SchshhhhhhhhhhthchhBEEEEEEPhhthhchhchhhcracklBEEEEP snaphrhchhchchchchrhchhcsh the team woke up well rested and ready to go at it again! Unfortunately for us the wind had picked to a nice 40+Continue 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
Palmer Station (Thurs., 4/30/09) – Game On!
Yesterday we pulled into Palmer and effectively yelled “game on!” From 0800-1200 the fish team worked with LMG and Palmer crew to offload all the fish they had trawled and trapped over the last threeContinue reading
Palmer – (Fri., 4/24/09) – We Survived!
Today was another beautiful day on the Drake with winds between 10-20 knots, and seas at 3-4 meters. Apparently rubbing the big toe of one of Magellan’s friends on the statue in Punta Arenas doesContinue reading
Antarctica (Sat., 4/25/09) – An aquascience teacher’s dream
Teacher-at-sea Megan O’Neill shares her Antarctic experience. Being a high school Aquascience teacher from Fairhope, Alabama, this is an opportunity of a lifetime! I have been wanting to experience Antarctica and the scientific research thatContinue reading
At Sea (Wed., 4/22/09) – Anticipating anticipation
The Gould was shined up and covered in a fresh coat of paint when I first boarded on the 20th. Ahhh, that means she’s anticipating a new adventure, just like me! We pushed off yesterdayContinue reading