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Did you guess what we ate for our holiday dinner? I couldn't believe that we ate lobster for dinner! Even though it wasn't fresh lobster, it was still a delicious, special treat! We had our special dinner on the 24th, so our camp staff, including our cooks, could have a two day weekend. Despite the

After a very early morning meeting with the US research vessel, the Nathanial B. Palmer, the Oden moved through the ice to a large, thick ice floe - the site of our first 24 hour ice station. Our Sea Ice Team had 3 different work tasks we wanted to complete at this station - all new projects we had

Can you guess what we ate for our holiday dinner? Hint: The mystery photo below is of the main (or "Maine") course of our holiday dinner. In addition to the photo below, we also enjoyed fresh bread, fondue, mashed potatoes, fresh salad (my favorite part), steak, and chocolate cake with raspberry

Tonight, after getting ready for bed in the Recreation Tent, I stumbled out into the fog! According to Stephanie, our camp meteorologist, the cool air that blew in this evening was so close to the dew point that it created fog. The sun is at its lowest angle in the sky around 8 p.m., resulting in

What a gift to be in Antarctica this Christmas! It is something that I'll never forget. With all the glaciers and snow around, there was no question that we'd have a white Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we received notification from MacOps (the radio command center in McMurdo) to tune into the high

Here is an outline of our WAIS Divide "Main Street"! We have lots of nice Rac Tents that serve a variety of purposes. Our town site includes a medical tent, galley, science tent, communications office, and shops for the mechanic and for materials and tools required to keep our camp running smoothly.

Since the Oden left Punta Arenas on December 8, there has been talk about our rendezvous with the U.S. research ship, the Nathanial B. Palmer, also on an expedition in the Southern Ocean of the Antarctic. Some of the scientists and crew aboard the Oden have sailed on the Palmer, or have friends

Here at WAIS we have several heated structures. The tents that are heated include our kitchen area, the medical tent, a space for science, and a tent to warm up after working in the arch. So, how do we heat these structures? We use heaters called preways. Preways are fueled by gasoline.There are

Did you guess what was in the ice core? Based on our field observations of the core, we think that the dark band in the core is volcanic ash. It is coarse-grained and has a distinct boundary in the ice core. There are several volcanoes in Antarctica, one of which likely produced this dark band we

The excitement continues! Drill operations are in full-swing and we collected several more meters of core. The second core to be drilled contained a pleasant surprise for all of the scientists in camp. Can you guess what is in the ice core?