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The night watch continued to struggle with the weather. They conducted 2 ctd casts before the weather caused them to scrub their science operations. It was a pretty slow night for them. We also found out that the cold room is not maintaining it's temperature, so all of the experiments will have to

All about Adelies Yesterday I spent the afternoon at an Adelie penguin rookery at Cape Byrd. Adelie penguins are smaller than most penguins. They are approximately 18 - 30 inches tall and typically weigh 8 to 13 lbs. They have a white ring around each of their eyes and a long tail that makes their

Yesterday, science was once again underway. The weather has been difficult to deal with to say the least. We were working stations on the 70M line. There is a short weather window predicted of conditions favorable for conducting science operations and of that we are taking full advantage. St

Sampling Controls Today we went to Cape Bird to collect sediment samples. Unlike the samples we are collecting around McMurdo station, the Cape Bird samples are our control samples. In scientific experiments, control samples are treated just like regular samples but they are not manipulated. In

Decorating Challenge I thoroughly enjoy this time of year – when the temperatures drop and there are lights and decorations galore! With my upcoming expedition only about one month away, I can’t help but notice how many things remind me of the Polar Regions. Yesterday I spent the day driving

If you have been following the ship's location, we are in pretty much the same spot we have been in for several days in a row. The weather in the Bering Sea has been horrendous. Two days ago it was decided that we would hang out in the ice to “weather” the storm. The only problem is, storms keep