Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 04:24
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Seafloor Organisms and Changing Ocean Conditions in Antarctic

Hi Nell,

The adventure begins. It sounds incredible and we love the photos. As Jake would say wicked cool:) How is sleeping on the boat? It looks bigger than I thought it would. We are excited for you and eagerly await your journals. Happy Valentine's Day.

Michelle

Tue, 02/14/2012 - 04:37

Nell Herrmann

Hi Michelle,It is definitely wicked cool! I'm in the Drake Passage now and headed down toward Antarctica. Life on the ship is good; the food is tasty and all the people are nice. Sleeping on the boat is fine. In fact, last night I went to bed at 10 p.m. and didn't get up until 8:30 this morning. I'm down in the belly of the ship (in the cargo hold) and the rocking down there is actually very peaceful. I should arrive to Palmer Station on 2-17. We'll be stopping along the way to look at a field site for some geologists.
Happy Valentine's Day to you!
--Nell