Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 11:33
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Drake Passage Opening

Could you tell what kind of penguins those were you saw?Eli

Do you know how thick the snow is in the icebergs?How tall was the tallest iceberg?Kyleigh

Are their any uses for a sea cucumber?Catlin

Have you been off the boat to see the sea floor yet?Manoa

 Have you eaten any of the seafood they catch in the trawls?What do you eat on the boat?Riley and Gabriel

Do you ever see any other boats at sea?Sam

Thanks Mrs. Pena. My kids are looking forward to hearing about your adventure when they go to 5th grade!C. Brosko

 

 

Mon, 05/05/2008 - 08:52

Katie Pena

Hi Ms. Brosko's class!
Eli, we are pretty sure that the penguins are Chinstrap Penguins. We have all kinds of books for identifying the Antarctic life that we see and that is what we determined from those.
Catlin, none of our scientists on board are researching sea cucumbers, but we do know that they are used for food in Japan. They are quite gross looking though.
Manoa, we personally have not been off the boat, but we do plan on sending down an instrument called a Towcam that will take excellent pictures of the sea floor. I am very excited about seeing the photos.
Riley and Gabriel, we do not eat anything caught in the trawl, but those lobsters would be yummy with a little garlic butter! We actually have excellent cooks that create great meals. They cook 4 meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight rations (snack- type food). The meals usually have a theme-- like asian, mexican, american, italian, and etc. Tonight we had an Italian theme with chicken marsala, cheese and spinach ravioli, salad, squash, spinach, and a soup.
They always offer many different choices and then they always have some excellent desserts!
Sam, we have not seen any other boats at sea. You have to remember that this central area of the Scotia Sea is rarely traveled and has only been researched a couple of other times.
Thanks for continuing to read the journals and look at the photos! Keepsending questions and comments!
Mrs. Brosko would love it out here!!
Mrs. Pena