11 October 2009 Quiz Answers

Location: Lat: 73 11.930 N Long: 153 48.84 W

Here are the answers to the quiz that I put out on October 9th. Hopefully you were able to figure out some of them. It's been fun trying to get the correct terms down.

Crow's Nest: Tower on top of the bridge, used as a lookout Irish Pennet: A loose string on your clothing/uniform Turn to: To start Head: Bathroom Deck: Floor Bulkhead: Walls Overhead: Ceilings Ladderwell: Stairs Galley: Kitchen Line: Rope Aft: Behind/Back Passageway: Hallway Starboard: Right side Port: Left side Covers: Hats Mess deck: Dining area Boondockers: Boots Reveille: Wake-up call Taps: Lights out! Pipe: Announcement over intercom system Hatches: doors Berthing Area: Room

Here's two more terms for you to figure out: Scullery Scuttlebutt

I also have two more cute polar pictures from one of the crew to share. This was from the day the bear and her two cubs came very close to the boat. One of the cubs was very curious about the boat and kept wondering closer, but the mother did not like that. It was amazing when you could hear the bears roaring at each other - almost as if you could imagine the mother saying "Junior, get back here this instant!"

These photos were taken by Seaman Tianna Klineburger assigned to the USCGC Polar Sea.