Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:05

Dear,ms.ward and the team                                                                                              I was wondering if you can eat the ice there and what kind of new stuff you found but was it fun and i look forword to talk to you wednesday thank you.

                          sincerely,ivan

         Jillian's class 

Gerty Ward

Dear Ivan,
Yes, you can eat the ice up here. Sometimes ice is brought back to the ship to put into drinks! I have seen SO MANY new things on this expedition-- before coming up here, I had never-been above the Arctic Circleflown in a helicopterbeen on a shipstood on ice in the oceandone any oceanographic field workdrank melt pond water (it is refreshing, a bit salty!)seen a polar bear in the wild
We are happy to hear that you will be joining us next Wednesday!
Mrs Ward