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Did I get your attention with this title? Are you scratching your head saying ‘Hey, what on Earth is she talking about?’ Well, let me give you a hint, I don’t mean raw as in ‘uncooked’ or ‘painful’ – what I mean is R. A. W: * R - Read * A - Art * W - Write Is it starting to become a bit clearer

As we begin our hunt for the marine worms, there is a group of three extraordinary people that are assisting our diving operations. Without them, we could not be successful in the field with our diving. Each of them is an incredible diver and an even better person. We are so lucky to have them as

Ask Theodore After our 'Meet the Team' journal entry from yesterday, a lot of people pointed out that I overlooked a critical team member. Not so fast, my friends, I was just saving him and his team for today. So, we're introducing a new section to our expedition journal today called "Ask

Now that we have completed our diving orientation, we're ready to go after some marine worms. I thought today, you better meet the members of the elite worm tracking team. ##Who handles the worms? Throughout our journal entries you've heard mention of our expedition team. You've also probably read

Surface Supply The last bit of my training that is required before we can collect the marine worms necessary for Dr. Marsh and the team's experiments is that I have to learn a different way to dive. So far, we have been doing SCUBA dives, which involve breathing off of regulators from air tanks

The words that every diver wants to hear are, "Let's go diving!" This is especially true once you've successfully gotten the first dive under the ice completed. Every diver at McMurdo Station is required to keep a log book. This log book details the events of the dive: your depth, bottom time, what

Diving seems like a lot of work What have we learned about Antarctic diving so far? It requires a lot of stuff. 1. We need a giant drill to create a dive hole. 2. We need a dive hut to keep the dive hole from freezing. 3. We need to wear several layers of warm, puffy clothing. 4. We need a drysuit

The time is approaching and things seem to be moving fairly quickly now. This expedition has had many “holds” or delays…the latest uncertainty involved the possible use of our ship “the HEALY” to complete the Antarctica breakout. This is typically done by the ODEN, a Swedish Icebreaker. This year

Wow, it is beautiful here... I know that recent journals have focused on diving preparations and entry into the water, but I thought I should also share a few of the beautiful moments that we have been enjoying. McMurdo Station at WinFly is an amazing place to watch the patterns in the Sun, Moon

Suiting Up As you saw yesterday, Antarctic diving requires a lot gear. Each piece serves a very important purpose. Here's a look at what a typical diver might wear. Mike likes to begin with two layers of thermals. This includes two layers of socks. Next, Mike puts on his drysuit underwear, which