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Location: Portside, Punta Arenas, Chile Latitude: 53 10.22 S Longitude: 70 54.40 W Weather: Varies from sunny to stormy! Wind: Calm to 60 knots + Yes! Its move-in day. I reported to the boat this afternoon for room assignments. I am rooming with Cecilia Selberg. Cecilia is the

November 25, 2007, Thursday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 10:30pm High: +28F wind chill: +18F Low: +18F wind chill +5FF Winds: SE 10-15 knts; Station Pressure: 28.800” Present Conditions: overcast with occasional light snow Next Sunset: February 20, 2008 *This overview includes the past couple of

…when I left Houston, and when I arrived in Punta Arenas! I’ve decided this was a good thing- perhaps now the skies will be favorable for the rest of our journey!! **Storms roll over the city! ** Night time view of city in clouds. The flight was very long (about 28 hours from start to finish)

November 22, 2007, Thursday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 8:00pm High: +23F wind chill: +12 F Low: +12F wind chill –4F Winds: S 12-20 knts; gusts to 35knts Station Pressure: 28.880” Present Conditions: Low pressure system moving on shore; 2-4 in of blowing snow expected through the night; Storm

Well, the post-its have dwindled from over a hundred to the last full three! I have bags packed, papers almost in order, and household on the verge of organization. These last few weeks have been chaotic as I prepared for my expedition and I have experienced almost every emotion possible; but the

Introducing! Ms. Baker and Gumby, two well traveled explorers have again reunited to take this once in a lifetime trip to the ends of the earth. Bio: Ms. Baker Ms. Baker is 4 years old and has made her living riding in the rear view mirror of one 2004 Honda Accord. She enjoys long airplane flights

California Trail Junior High hosted the second in a series of local science nights to help promote and generate interest in PolarTREC and science in general. This event was open to family members of all ages free of charge. We had over 250 people in attendance with 28 presenters, and for the first

Settling in to life at the "bottom of the World" Monday McMurdo Station, Antarctica 10:00pm High; 23F wind chill: +12 F Low: +12F wind chill –4F Winds: E 7-15 knts Station Pressure: 29.190” Present Conditions: Snowing with 8-10in. of ground cover Sunset: February 20, 2008 I am sitting on a table in

The countdown has begun at school, and with it a flurry of activities all going on at once (doesn’t it always happen that way??) Awhile back we had an in-school Countdown Challenge. The idea was to get the classrooms involved in designing a means of marking down the time until I left on my

"Ice people say that when you leave the Antarctic, part of you stays behind forever.” From Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica, by Sara Wheeler I do feel as if I have left a bit of myself on this amazing continent, but mostly I feel I have taken much from Antarctica. I have memories and photos