Ya HUH! Just because I got off the ship in May doesn't mean my job is over. Actually this is when all the REAL fun begins. This is where I begin to tell my story. I missed my dear students so much…
I waited until most people had left the airplane before I gathered up my gear, treasures, and technology equipment. So many people, in such a hurry, and my senses were overloaded; the bright lights…
As we made our way towards Dutch Harbor the real Bering Sea came to life, the ship rocked back and forth and the front bow was closed off due to the roughness. It was nice to experience the Bering…
Monday arrived cold and snowy. I peeped out of the warm hotel room and looked at the snow blusters that swirled and danced across the gravel. I had a number of things to mail, and the USPO was right…
It took Robyn and me quite a while to get off the boat. I was waiting around to send my cold weather gear via parcel pick-up. Robyn had a great idea that we could take our time and say our goodbye to…
Hi everyone! This is my last journal entry- I'm back home in Bellingham, WA.  It's beautiful and green here, much different than the Bering Sea (Which was beautiful, but in a different way).  It's…
I had learned from Dr. Michael Cameron, that we were about to pass through the most concentrated seal soup of the entire mission around 9:30 yesterday evening. He said that there were so many seals…
So on the ship at some point the science party has got to start to wind down. The actual sampling begins to slow and soon, for some, no more cores to section or mud to analyze. This was just the case…
I’ve been feeling a little sad these past few days because the Healy 0701 mission is coming to a close. There’s been so much data taken, so many measurements done, and more than a few hypotheses…
I went up to the bridge earlier today to do an ice observation and noticed quite a crowd. I found out as I took my three photos of the ice that the ship was heading toward a herd of walrus. Of course…
I was impressed with the hypotheses that I received about what happened to the Styrofoam cups…nicely done everyone!  I know you all are interested to see what happened…drum roll please… Perfect Cups…
During this scientific mission to the ice pack of the Bering Sea, I have met many new creatures. Let me introduce you to yet one more. **Dr. David Hyrenbach Scientific name: *Hyrenbachia…