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Location: In the ice, in the Bellingshausen Sea. Latitude: 70° 24¢ S Longitude: 90° 28° W Air temperature: -3.5° C (25.7° F) Water temperature: **-1.8° C (28.6° F) **Relative humidity: 74.2% Barometric pressure: 961.9 mBar Antarctic trivia (answer at the end of this

"There is NOTHING--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats" is a lovely quote from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. I have always loved boats and being on the water, and if you become a captain of a boat, or an oceanographer, marine biologist, or

Traveling with my co-presenter, the penguin. (In German translation at the end) A fine start to my sabbatical: equipped with penguin, polar gear, ozone models, UV beads, a globe, an Antarctic map and photos, I was off to my first school in California, the Juana Briones Elementary School in Palo Alto

What am I doing in Barrow, next to the Arctic Ocean? After my PolarTREC orientation in Fairbanks, I happened to have spring break. So, I was able to use some of the time to visit classrooms in Barrow, Alaska. The visit was just amazing: a save landing in an Arctic snow storm, getting stuck with the

Teacher orientation, Fairbanks, Alaska, March 20 - 24, 2007. ( Auf Deutsch: siehe unten) Orientation for the Poles!! We were 15 teachers plus all of the team of the PolarTREC organizers. What a wonderful group of people. How honored I feel to be part of it! Every teacher is excited about their

**Location: **In the ice, in the Bellingshausen Sea. Latitude: 70° 16′ S Longitude: 90° 08′ W Air temperature: -2.3° C Water temperature: -1.8° C Relative humidity: 74.7% Barometric pressure: 940.3 mBar ** Antarctic trivia **(answer at the end of this journal entry): How many species of penguin are

**Location: **In the Bellingshausen Sea, approaching Peter I island. Latitude: 67° 36′ S Longitude: 89° 56′ W Air temperature: - 1.7° C (29° F) Water temperature: - 1.8° C (29° F) Relative humidity: 74.1% Barometric pressure: 932.7 mBar ** Antarctic trivia **(answer at the end of this journal entry)

Location: **In the Bellingshausen Sea, approaching Peter I island. **Latitude: 67° 36¢ S Longitude: 89° 56¢ W Air temperature: - 1.7° C (29° F) Water temperature: - 1.8° C (29° F) Relative humidity: 74.1% Barometric pressure: **932.7 mBar **Antarctic trivia (answer at the end

**Location: **Punta Arenas, Chile and into the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica. **Antarctic trivia **(answer at end of this journal entry): Why are there no wild penguins in the northern hemisphere? We departed Punta Arenas at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 20. We enjoyed a smooth