Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:56
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Seafloor Organisms and Changing Ocean Conditions in Antarctic

This Question is for Nell. What is the boat like and can you describe where you eat and sleep? Also, what are the sea conditions like?

Howard at PFMS

Mon, 02/13/2012 - 08:16

Nell Herrmann

Hi Howard,I posted a journal about the Laurence M. Gould today with some pictures. Check it out! We eat in a mess hall area on level 01 of the ship. I sleep below decks (one floor below level 01) in the cargo hold. There are 2 berthing vans down there; one for men and one for women. Each berthing van holds 4 people. There are about 44 people on board all together; some are scientists, some are Raytheon employees who will work at Palmer Station, some are cooks and custodians. Everyone is friendly. The ship has 2 stories and a bridge (above level 02) where the captain and first mate spend a lot of their time.
The sea conditions have been fine so far. We're in the Drake Passage now, so the waves are bigger out here. We just passed through a hail storm with thunder and lightning!
Keep in touch!
--Nell

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 16:34

Anonymous

Thanks for giving me a visual of the ship. All is well back here in PA. I had an 8th grade group out cross-country skiing Tuesday 2/14. We go again tomorrow but will be hiking since the forecast is 48 and rain. I plan to get some 6th graders on the site and to ask you questions soon. Looks like communicating is quite a large part of your work. Hope you are out doing field work soon.Howard

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 04:44

Nell Herrmann

Hi Howard,I'm glad all is well. I understand you have a 2-hour delay today, so maybe you got some snow? Hopefully you'll be able to have a couple more cross country skiing adventures. Maybe we can take the Polar Ambassadors next year; I plan to continue with them even after my expedition.
I'll look forward to hearing from you and some students from PFMS!
--Nell