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I’m officially on the night watch, at least for now. I wake up in time for dinner and have breakfast right before going to bed- oh boy, what will I do when I get home?? I was awake as we transitioned from April to May…happy spring! We’re now in the home stretch of the cruise- less than two weeks

Last night I stayed up until the night shift started their day. The main reason was because I had earlier asked to be paged if another drifter would be released off the ship. Dylan Righi said he would and around 11:30 PM, my pager went off. Ana Aguilar-Islas came along also to grab some pictures of

It was a dark and stormy day. Specks of snow dance cross heated window glass panes. Ominous clouds kiss the ocean horizon. A grey cloaked spirit skims icey water. The waves whisper, "Laysan, laysan albatross.” The waves whisper,”Laysan,laysan albatross.” Photo by Gavin Brady Shade of grey smudged

April 28, in Chico, California, seems a far cry from the Arctic. Expected high today will be close to 90o F. We’ll be barbecuing and sitting by the pool. Much is in motion, however, that is hoped will create a long term link between the only school in Ittoqqortoormiit ( the village where we pick up

Sundays tend to be a little slower paced on the ship. Breakfast has extended hours and there is even brunch from 10 am to noon. The scientists and the Coast guards take advantage of this time to sleep and do things they normally don’t have time to do otherwise. I took advantage of the time to do

Monday April 23, 2007 The ice is back so we have resumed our ice observation. Every two hours we haul ourselves up to the Bridge and write down our observations in a form. It averages about 7 times a day, and Robyn and I split up the observations so we have equal numbers. We are contributing

Maggie and I woke up with excitement because today we would be going onto St. Paul. We have been communicating with one of the teachers, Tonia Kushin, for quite sometime. Tonia and her students have even joined our IPY Live events that have been a lot of fun. Besides having the chance to meet Tonia

St Paul. The other Pribilof Island. Stormy seas were forcasted. To the Coast Guard it was all about safety. To Robyn and me it was all about getting there and back. We had a presentation scheduled for the school from 11-12:30. We wanted to connect with the community. *I was going to St. Paul by

Today was an all out adventure. Maggie and I were heading to the island of St. George for educational outreach at their school. Besides us, David Hyrenbach and Stephan Elliott worked out a plan to bring also onshore several other people. Ned Cokelet, Lee Harris, Ray Sambrotto, Emily Davenport