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In the Ob Tube My first experience with Antarctica sea life was in the Observatory Tube or Ob Tube. The Ob Tube is a big, metal tube that was placed into a dive hole, allowing people to climb down and see under the sea ice. I was able to go into the Ob Tube the day before it was taken out because

Yesterday...the sun ROSE above the horizon! This was the first day in 10 days for us to SEE the sun! The sky was beautiful and pink...it was just as gorgeous as I remembered it as it shone across the ice and water. A few days ago, we were told to “secure for sea” and that we would be in open water

Beeker Street I have spoken a lot about what I do and who I work with, but I haven't yet explained where this all happens! I spend a lot of my time in an office/lab at the Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (we call it Crary for short). Crary is one of the newer buildings on Beeker

Postcards from the Pole …Or close to the South Pole anyway – that is if you consider about 850 miles away close? But that’s as close as I’ll get during my upcoming trip to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. And while I’m there, I’ll be mailing postcards back to the States. So… Do you have friends

Yesterday, we approached the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Chukchi Sea. The EEZ is the area in which Russia has exclusive economic rights. For example, only Russian fisherman can occupy these Russian waters to fish and make a profit. We can sample on the line, but can not proceed to

Getting away from McMurdo Central Although I am in Antarctica, and can be reminded every time I look out the window or put on my Big Red jacket that I'm somewhere out of the ordinary, sometimes it's hard to remember and appreciate exactly where I am. I spend a lot of time in places that could be

Today marks the halfway point in this voyage...22 days have passed and tomorrow begins the 22 days until I arrive back at home in Ohio. It is going fast. I can't believe we are halfway home! It is also time to begin to process samples for their shipment back to the University of Rhode Island and

Why so late? I know what you're thinking--Thanksgiving was Thursday, well not at McMurdo Station! We are celebrating Thanksgiving today. Although I have not received an official explanation, I believe the reasoning is that most people work from Monday to Saturday, and a Saturday Thanksgiving

Yesterday, even though it was Thanksgiving, we still did work! It was an easier day than usual. We had only two science stations, one at 0930 and one at 2300. This left the afternoon fairly open for our Thanksgiving feast and a little rest. In the morning, I helped Celia set up a Grazing experiment