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Polar Date: July 11, 2008 More rain and chilly temperatures grounded a lot of activities, including the helicopter. Because the helicopter did not wake us up at 8:00 a.m. half the camp overslept causing many people to appear in the dining hall in pj’s. That’s unusual because the routine is to

The team (minus Principal Investigator Dr. Mike Retelle) was assembled by Wednesday evening to spend some time getting to know each other at a barbeque. Here we met a couple prominent paleoclimatologists (Dr. Ray Bradley and Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette) and listened intently as they told stories about

July 12, 2008 - Saturday - Homebound Sorry there has been no communication from me in several days. I have made it from Summit to Kangerlussuaq to Scotia, NY and now I am finally in the airport in Albany, NY...waiting for the next plane to take me to Minneapolis...then...finally to Billings! I didn

*Another turning point; a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist; directs you where to go. So make the best of this test and don't ask why. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time. It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life. So

Yesterday I watched the deployment of the "Spider C40" a bottom mounted instrument mooring. Today I will spend some time with Jimmy Johnson as he builds a new mooring, from scratch, right here on the HEALY. Jimmy is building a subsurface mooring, but this one is barely subsurface, designed to float

July 11, 2008 Goodbye Vermont, Hello Alaska!! Wow, things have moved along very quickly these last few weeks. Finishing school, cleaning a classroom, chores around the house, lots of wonderful family time, packing up, and then the big, long, plane ride to Barrow, Alaska. The efforts of so many

Polar Date: July 10, 2008 After a night of rain, the day continued the trend with rain all day. When it rains here it really rains hard for a while, then lets up to a drizzle then rains hard again, reminding me of someone trying to adjust the showerhead to have the right amount of pressure. I

*After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down. After midnight, were gonna chug-a-lug (pull and tug!) and shout. Were gonna stimulate some action; Were gonna get some satisfaction. Were gonna find out what it is all about. After midnight, were gonna let it all hang down. After midnight, were gonna

They are the men of the back deck, working diligently to prepare and then release their moorings in depth determined locations, where they will settle (literally) for a year. These unsung heroes are the mooring men! For the past week I have been observing a lot of scientific research and much has

When can I see you again Can my heart beat again, baby When can I see you again And when can I breathe once again And when can I see, babe, again -----> thanks to Baby Face singing this song --- > thanks to 3 degrees for the lyrics Happy three years! Love You. Jose Luciani ************