Such organization must have been required to prepare for this field work. Ann is committed to gathering as much information from each captured bird as possible. This way, each capture can…
Now that the email is up with journals and photos logged, the team here is very interested in getting some tidbits of current news of the”rest of the world”. Greenland is still here, and the sea ice…
Finally, photos! After four days of trying different settings, communicating with Fairbanks and with Jerome and his French computer skills the pictures are finally going through. It took Rachael,…
With the wind and dense fog, almost no Little Auk activity was observed, and a decision was made to stay at camp for the morning. The colony sites are a 40 minute hike up rocks, mossy plateaus, and…
Air Iceland flies twice a week to Constable Point, the local airport. There are, however, no roads from the airport to the town, which is about 55 miles away. Who is going to pay for a road that…
Twenty four hours flies when all is new, and the sun never sets. Fried fish and couscous were prepared, and dinner was savored around a campfire. Long lost logs wash up on the beach with high tides…
Harry Potter in Reykjavik?
Residual memories of a midnight premier screening with my children come back to haunt me. This occurs when I rest on a bench or cushion my head on the backrest of a bus,…
I leave tomorrow, and feel almost ready. I am just worried that my journals won’t upload, or my photos will crash. So, it’s practice, practice, and more practice. Here I am in my backyard working on…
Ann called from Greenland, with a small request. Could I find and bring 4 water filter elements with me? Also rechargable AA batteries and some cinnamon. It took an entire day to locate the filter…
A chance arose to test out the arctic wear issued for my expedition. My husband’s cousin eagerly enticed my husband to climb Mt. Shasta. With family time much shortened due to the impending…
The arctic gear arrived at school, concealed in an oversized military-style camouflage duffel dag. "What’s in that?" "Can I look through it?" "You’re going to carry that thing?" These were some…
This research project is entering the final season of a three year study. With Ann Harding working in Eastern Greenland, the research project has a field component in other countries within and near…
