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I've gotten a lot of questions about Antarctica - the environment, wildlife, food, and activities down here. So let's cover the basics. Antarctica is the furthermost southern continent. It's where the South Pole is located. The Arctic is where the North Pole is located. Even though it is below the

Dr. Natali and the crew decided that today would be a good day to take some time away from the work, do some looking around and get a shower in. As it turns out today is also my birthday, so when Dr. Natali said that we were going to Denali National Park, it made for a very nice present for me. This

Today we will reach Punta Arenas, Chile. Everybody is extremely excited to be back on land. I have mixed feelings, since I probably will not go to sea in any other expedition like this one, but it has also been a long time away from the family, so I am happy to start heading back home. I plan to

Today was a full day! We did begin the day with a dog sled ride out past Eight Mile Lake and then back around to the study site. We needed to finish up a bit of snow removal, which will continue for several more days, but we also began clearing the study areas in preparation for installing the

Despite the broken winch, we were able to drop the fish pots and caught quite a few fish. The video here will give you a taste of our adventure. It was pretty snowy out on Dallman Bay as we pulled up the pots. The ECW - extreme cold weather - gear was incredibly warm though not terribly flattering

The crossing ceremony finally arrived this morning, but I will not be able to tell you much about it because I could not participate on it. I suffer of chronic headaches, and yesterday's was particularly terrible. I was in no shape this morning for the ceremony. Too bad, since everybody says it was

We are officially transferred onto Palmer Station and will be here until our next fishing trip in May. The winch will be repaired in Punta Arenas so we can trawl and catch the icefishes that eluded us so far. We went through the Neumeyer Channel again which is stunningly beautiful. As we neared the

Look at he following picture and What is wrong with the following picture and think about what is wrong. It shows the same laboratory scale with the same objects on top. There is nothing wrong. The objects are going through what I call weight swings. How can this be? Your weight depends on two

Today was a very wonderful day! It started out as a cold crisp morning with a beautiful blue sky. The temperature was 8 degrees F when I walked out this morning. We had our last half of Site C to clear of snow today and then most of the digging would be complete. But first we had to harness up the

Science is all done on the cruise. People have finished running their samples through the analysis and everyone is busy packing their labs. Seas are still very calm, although there is a bit more swell than in past days. Still very unantarctic What do phytoplankton have in common with croissants