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TODAY’S JOURNAL: I’m happy to say that I’m about adjusted back to “real” life, at least as much as I ever am. I still have a box of stuff on the way that I mailed from Dutch Harbor but otherwise the signs of my long expedition have vanished from home. For scientists there is one more step to

Why Am I Going to Antarctica? Although it is exciting to be going to Antarctica in less than two weeks, it is even more exciting to be part of important research there. I will be working on a poorly understood and unexpected reality of the world’s only uninhabited continent: the mounting toll of

Cruise Day 64 Speed 0 knots (kts) (at port) Course n/a Location Dutch Harbor, Alaska Depth n/a ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Prior to on-board refrigeration and before modern canning techniques, ships carried stores of dried and/or salted

Cruise Day 63 Speed 17 knots (kts) Course 180° (S) Location Bering Sea, ~304nm N. of Dutch Harbor, Alaska Depth 42 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Orcas are the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. ## TODAY’S JOURNAL: Our cruise

Cruise Day 62 Speed 17 knots (kts) Course 180° (S) Location Bering Strait, ~8nm W. of Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska Depth 53 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) During the last ice age sea level was over 100 meters shallower than it is today

Cruise Day 61 Speed 17 knots (kts) Course 244° (WSW) Location Chukchi Sea, ~100 nm W of Barrow, Alaska Depth 48 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) By running in the same direction as the wind, a ship can reduce the •relative wind speed.• For

Cruise Day 60 Speed 1.3 knots (kts) (on station) Course 300° (WNW) Location Chukchi Shelf, ~121 nm WNW of Barrow, Alaska Depth 37 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The streak is from an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth. I was making two

PQ Please! I will be heading to Antarctica in less than 4 weeks now. I am still awaiting approval from the medical offices of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Before you are allowed to go to Antarctica, you have to prove that you are physically qualified ("PQed" in Antarctica-speak). This means

Cruise Day 59 Speed 5 knots (kts) Course 30° (NNE) Location Chukchi Shelf, ~131 nm NW of Barrow, Alaska Depth 42 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The streak is from an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth. I was making two-second exposures

Cruise Day 58 Speed 12 knots (kts) Course 56° (NE) Location Chukchi Slope, ~106 nm NW of Barrow, Alaska Depth 264 m ## GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Riddle Answer: The Wind ## TODAY’S JOURNAL: It has been a busy 24 hours, with a bit of a race