Journal Entry
After seeing Scott's hut (see my previous journal for that!) we walked along a high rise and down to the Ob Tube, and observation tube inserted down through the ice so you can see under the ice. On the way there I snapped some pics.
Standing against the scenery.
There are our planes and a large dirt patch which becomes a boat dock in December. All of this ice melts!
A compression ridge in the ice from the sea ice pushing inland.
We knew there were seals and even a few penguins around, but I didn't expect to get so close to a seal!
A total of six seals including a baby were basking on the ice.
One seal and two penguins pictured. I thought these guys were enemies.
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Finally we hit the Ob Tube. Here's a little Ob Tube intro: http://
Here I go down under the ice. Looks a little like Mario, huh? The descent was about 25 feet: 15 feet of ice and then 10 below. You climb on welded metal rungs and then a rope ladder at the bottom.
Underneath the ice I could see cool crystals, small white shrimp, coral on the sea floor, and I even saw a jellyfish. It was really hard to photograph down there, but I loved it! I even heard a seal sound, they sound like spaceships, really!