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I have written on the digital pages of this journal about the places I have visited, the science that we are doing, the fauna we have encountered, and even the astronomical wonders we have been lucky to observe. There is a topic I have not touched, because of my limitations and not my interests, and

And the winner is.... For those of you who have been following my journals, this is an update to my February 25th post entitled 'Ice Cold Treat' While in Fairbanks, I attended the World Ice Art Championship - Single Block Classic - an event where amazing artist teams transform a single block of

As word of the tragic earthquake which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22 reached me, my thoughts returned to that lovely town and the friendly people I met there during my short stop-over on the way home to California from Antarctica. Christchurch serves as the deployment hub for

This time I will recount events that happened a week ago. With all the mooring excitement and questions from the forum to answer, I had not gotten to write about the most amazing moonrise I have ever experienced. We finally had another clear evening on a cold Friday when temperatures where hovering

I got a lot of great questions from a chemistry teacher through our 'Ask the Team' tab who after reading the March 10 entry on data quality control titled 'Amazing discovery or data error?' wanted more information. Her questions were directed to Mary and Kristin, so I passed them along. Mary did

Off to Anchorage Up early today to catch a short flight to Anchorage. I will be staying here until Monday so I'm excited to explore downtown Anchorage. And, I find that I'm in for a special Alaskan treat. ### Fur Rendezvous I arrived in Anchorage at the beginning of the 76th annual Fur Rendezvous

All my hopes of my body adapting to a moving world after sailing for more than four weeks crumbled the moment we encountered the first small storm after leaving the shelter of the ice field. I had to resort to the magic pill to keep my lunch in, even before science operations where halted because of

One of the main goals of the cruise is to monitor the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere by the Southern Ocean. I got a question through the blog that is partially related, even if there are no hurricanes or typhoons in these areas . The explanation that follows will help us understand more about the

A slow day on the Palmer as we steam from the mooring sites to the next stations. This allows me to somewhat catch up with recent events. Here is some of what happened this past Saturday. Science continued on the Palmer on a stormy Saturday when Dr. Chris Measures from the University of Hawaii gave