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Downtown Christchurch is busy all the time. I am amazed that so many stores and restaurants can survive in a city of this size. They all seem to be doing quite well. The city also feels very cosmopolitan. A lot of people from China and Japan make their way to Christchurch for some relaxation. A few

Christchurch (Ôtautahi for the Maori) is an amazing city!! I have been enjoying the city and its surroundings for the past 48 hours and I have been very impressed. There is so much more to explore and enjoy, and by no means I am a Christchurch specialist, I humbly share with you my own impressions

We woke up at 2 am to make our 4:30 flight. we have a lot of baggage and people so we needed to get there early. We will spend 6 hours in the Oslo airport before connecting in Reykjavik, Iceland and then on to Boston. Jeremy is staying in Oslo to vacation with his parents and Cara is going to London

Today is Sunday and we are in Longyearbyen. We woke up to falling snow and it snowed on and off all day. Al and Steve spent the day reorganizing the equipment for storage at UNIS to be used again next year. In the afternoon, we attended the presentations of the remaining students. The rest of the

Finally in Christchurch! It took more than 30 hours of travel from Madison to this gorgeous city, and they all have worth it. Perhaps too many hours sitting down on an airplane or airport lounge, but they have been pretty civilized compared to the 48 hours plus that I used to ride on a bus to visit

Many aspects of life change when you move to an ice sheet to camp for over two months. Some of these changes, like sleeping in a tent outside or working in a freezer at -30 C all day, are difficult to adjust to, but soon they become normal. Being in a relatively small camp with the same ~35 people

The path to Antarctica has not always been flat and smooth. It has been challenging to plan at home, school and for trip requirements. People that know me say that planning is not my strength, so stress has been a common denominator. But all this stressed is balanced by wonderful family moments that

Every expedition could have a flag. It is not a requirement, but those old pictures sure look great when there is a flag. At least that is what I think. I sent a request on the miscellaneous e-mail account at the school district where all sorts of things are announced, sold, traded or sent around. I

Today I leave WAIS Divide. In a matter of hours I will be on Ross Island at McMurdo Station. I am leaving before the rest of the crew as I have been selected to travel with the last pallets of ice cores. I will fly on a cold deck, where the plane will be cooled to at least -10 C. This season, we

Once the ice is collected and packed, as described in the Packing Ice journal entry, the ice will travel over 10,000 miles back to the United States. The journey begins when the ice is removed from the arch. Each air force pallet is forked to the flight line about 45 minutes prior to the plane's