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How do you detect a tiny little particle, much smaller than an electron, that has barely any mass, and no charge? With an ice cube, of course! We decided to use the IceCube project as our contribution to the project-sharing that will take place at Escudaro Station in Antarctica, so I thought I could

Meet the Marine Technicians ### Hard workers, working in tough conditions! As I mentioned in my last journal I had the pleasure of spending time with the Marine Technicians. Called MT’s for short, these folks flat out work. (Boy is my back sore!) During the couple of hours I helped they welded

The International Gateway to Antarctica! Australia Day! ### Hobart, Tasmania We are about to get underway! All the members of the party have been working long days, prepping for our 6 weeks on The N.B Palmer! I spent time with the great people that make up the MT's today. That's short for

Loading the ship for departure. One of the most often overlooked aspects of any trip is preparation. With an overnight to Grandmas' you probably get by with forgetting something.However a 6-week expedition to remote East Antarctica is obviously a massive undertaking. Preparation and planning

Port Call I have just completed the longest trip of my life, (almost as long as 3rd grade with Sister Loretta!) Because I have a new found respect for international travelers and long haul truckers! Before this trip I never really cared about DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or have been given a pair

We won't be winning any Oscars for this one, but we are making an appearance on Wisconsin Public Television! Last Friday we met with Zac Schultz from WPT to learn what he wants to do with our story. It turns out that they want to feature us on their "Wisconsin Life" program. Each episode of

The Devils in the Details! I love small town airports. Living in the North Country of New York State between the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondack Mts. the choices for air travel are limited to say the least. Option 1: drive 3-4 hrs. south through the snow belt called the “tug”. Option 2

We decided that we would write a blog entry all together, as opposed to having separate entries. This is the first of our group entries. We received the itinerary for the expedition from the Instituto Antárctico Chileno (INACH), the Chilean Institute in charge of the scientific program. Here are our