Dec 20 A little lesson on Antarctic ice
Two of our researchers, Hongjie Xie and Burcu Cicek from University of Texas, San Antonio, have been patiently awaiting the arrival of ice. They are part of a…
Dec. 19 – Welcome to the ice!
After a full week of pushing across the Drake Passage – this evening we arrived in the pack ice. At first we could only see the tops of huge icebergs two or three times…
Dec 19 or 20??? Suffering from "Oden-lag"
Please be forewarned – Sea World Research Institute biologist Bill Everett had a full head of hair prior to pondering this next post. And tonight?
I…
Marine biologist, researcher and ambassador for international collaboration – Veronica Vallejos
*Special Interview with Veronica Vallejos - Head of the Instituto Antartico Chileno, INACH, Punte…
12-18-06
Crossing the Antarctic Circle and waiting for the ice.
66°0-45,0' S
12-18-06
Crossing the Antarctic Circle and waiting for the ice.
66°0-45,0' S
00-96°0-52,0' W
We crossed the…
Santa Lucia
Oden December 13th
Traditions in Sweden
The Oden is a Swedish icebreaker with a Swedish crew and traditions. Today’s dinner was very special. Swedish crewmembers and scientists had…
Antarctic Explorer Career Option – TV, Film, Radio Producer and Director
So if you think that having passed many years of your life living and working in extreme environments such as Alaska or…
This is our 4th day since Cape Horn and we have been pushing with almost full power every minute averaging between 10 and 12 knots depending on the winds and current. I find it so hard to believe…
So you’re still interested in getting to Antarctica – but the shoes of Cooper the research technician or Dan the multimedia journalist just don’t seem to fit? Well last night, while most of the ship…
Dec. 18 Mrs. Chippy – Antarctic Circle and first icebergs
After almost five days of sailing and seeing nothing except for waves and swells – I was beginning to wonder if perhaps we had some problem…
So the question of the day is this – how far does a boat have to roll before it becomes impossible to stay in your bunk? Based on last evening's little adventure the answer is about 23 degrees. Both…
