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We have spent a fair amount of our non-transit time working our way through the sea ice. It is my favorite time for a couple of reasons. The unbelievable combination of the ice, glaciers and ski has kept my camera busy. Each night after my shift I spend hours shuffling through the photos. In

Mushing School Let's return once again to Sirius Sled Dogs for the final chapter of my story. ###The Equipment Each dog wears a harness. These harnesses are fit to the particular dog. When we were out in the yard getting oriented to the sleds and the individual

We have a description of what happened before we were aware that Luke and others were sick today. The bus took us to a new venue this afternoon; instead of the INACH building, we were at the INACH laboratory a few blocks away. There, we began our studies of Antarctic plant life. First, we got a

We are now in the second half of the cruise. That means two weeks left of science and one week of transit back to Tasmania. But it isn't all work. We began our first competitive tournament. Basically it is Texas horseshoes with bean bags. It should be interesting on a rocking ship. It is a great way

We are starting our 4^th week at sea. During this time we have had all sorts of weather. According to the Antarctic veterans the seas have been mild. That all changed today.... ## Storm at Sea We are presently east of Casey Station. (It is easy to find on a map) Operated by the Australian Government

I will be the first to admit that I am the worst person on the planet when it comes to computers. As a matter of fact I struggle with most new technology. Let's face it I grew up when Pong was the only video game and the Atari 64 was the computer of choice. Many of you will need to ask your parents

Yesterday one of the trip coordinators decided that we should go to Fort Bulness, a historic monument in Punta Arenas. I personally wasn't that excited because it sounded like another museum with lots of Spanish descriptions that I couldn't understand. The monument was about 30 minutes away so Anna

Before, during, and after PolarTREC field work in the summer of 2014, I will be publishing journal entries. My writing will most likely be related to one of four main themes: Observing the world around me, polar science, education for sustainable development, and engineering in an extreme

Mushing School ###Conditioning These dogs are true athletes. They have to train and stay in shape just like marathon runners. Their off-season is summer since it is often too hot to really run a great deal. Come fall the mushers (that's what you call someone who dog sleds) begin to train the dogs

Luke:Over the last couple of days plans for going to Antarctica have continuously changed. We've heard many mixed reports but yesterday we officailly found out that we will not be going to Antarctica. We are all of course disappointed. We have put a lot of work into this project, the last couple