Journal Entry
It was a day of most, first, biggest and furthest.Today we are at our furthest point west of the cruise: 75.5N, -157.10W
We had our first all-ship polar bear sighting. We saw a mother with two cubs, and an additional bear in the water!
Mother and two cubs, sighted from the LSSL Bridge.
This guy was racing the ship! Photo by Kelly Young.
We tossed out our first set of drift bottles. Information on the drift bottle project is here: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/SCI/osap/projects/driftbottle/intro_e.htm
Scientists and crew toss drift bottles from the LSSL heli-deck. Drift bottles have been used for centuries to study ocean currents. Where will these end up?
We had our first snow (ok.............flurries).
We had the most wind -- 28 knots, with gusts up to 35 knots-- producing the biggest swells -- 6-8 feet-- so far on the cruise.
We passed some great-looking ice today.
After we finished working at the furthest west station, the ship turned around. The turn made some great waves.
So long for now from the Louis!