Life on Board Part 1
How we spend our free time
Midnight in Antarctica.
As I mentioned earlier we do shift work. There are 2 twelve hour shifts. One begins at 12 noon and the other at midnight.…
Meet the Members A NEW SERIES!
Amy Westman, Our Marine Lab Technician.
Amy Westman
Good news. The coffee maker is fixed! That might not sound like a big deal, however being on a 6-week cruise,…
Seismology 101
Sometimes it's ok to make waves
The face of the Mertz glacier from the bow.
After crossing the sea ice, we made it to the edge of the Mertz glacier. We have 2 days to do science.…
Icebreaking
"Life in the slushy machine"
Before. Iceberg dead ahead!
Can you remember the sound of a slushy machine? How about a snow cone maker? If you can multiply the sound 100 times and you…
Penguins and seals and orcas OH MY!
A great day for wildlife observing.
Adelie penguins surfing! (Photo by Alix Post)
I woke up to the sound of something banging the side of the ship. The captain…
Releasing the first drift buoy
Our expedition is now in its 4^th day of transit. During this time the scientists and their assistants along with the ships staff worked tirelessly planning and…
Students on Board
Experiential learning is where it's at!
Natalie Zielinski with Alix Orsi and Paul Clark of Texas A&M about to deploy a UCTD. She will use the data they gather from this cruise…
Where in the World is Flat Stanley?
A little geography test!
The students welcoming Flat Stanley aboard. We will need to make him a float coat of his own!
One of our friends from Skaneateles, NY…
Mike, Lorenzo and Marsalla
Preparing and serving top notch meals 4 times a day!
Mike the chief steward with Lorenzo and Marsalla his galley mates.
Day 4 of our transit to Antarctica and nothing…
Making the Plan
Determining our destination in a dynamic environment.
Storm coming in from the south.
Alix, Amy, Mark, Bruce, Sean, Amelia, and Jamin reviewing the charts.
Our transit is…
Day one at Sea
Trying to get my sea legs!
Southern tip of Tasmania from the starboard side.
A selfie of the newbies, Me and David . Rodrigo (not a newbie) in the back.
This is not my first time…
Safety Training
Preparing for a ships emergency
Me trying on my gumby or immersion suit.
On the deck with the MT's.
We are now underway and heading out of Beautiful Hobart Harbor to East…
