Scientific explanations come in all forms
Weather she is a building The multibeam has been turned on, we are collecting data, yahoo. Thanks to the scientists, I am learning a bit more about how the multibeam works. Marcy Davis explaining…
Flagstaff Festival of Science Call
The Sverdrup unit of scale mass, & Challenge Thank you Flagstaff, what a great part of my day talking with everyone from the Southern Ocean. The questions you asked were amazing, and part of…
A selfie
I am so excited, my email has been forwarded and today when I opened up my shipboard account I had 176 email comments and questions. Yahoo. I am trying to answer all but if I don't get to yours…
Preparing for emergency situations
Safety first… and fuel! Prior to any sea expedition there needs to be discussion of, and the practice of safety. All crew members need to try on survival suits and make sure they can get into and…
A brief look at the sailing chart
At dock, sailing at 05:00 am tomorrow There are a lot of preparations necessary to get a 300 foot research vessel ready to sail, and today was no exception. A great deal of time was spent loading…
Airplane view flying to Punta, Arenas
Greetings from Punta Arenas! ...where the local time is right now, and the temperatures a bit brisk. Actually not too cold, only 45 degrees F, with 81% humidity. The flight in yesterday was…
Leaving Flagstaff, Arizona for teh SOuthern Ocean.  Life is grand!
Pink Crocs are in Chile! Well, The first leg of my trip has progressed wonderfully. I am in Santiago, Chile Waiting for the next leg of this amazing journey. I am leaving on a jet plane, see you in…
Like scrolls, these flags represent an amazing group of indivdiuals sharing the excitement of science
The Flag Quest Ask and you shall receive! The request went out over four months ago. I enlisted the help of Facebook, my friends and the amazing networking capabilities of today's social sites.…
Electronic Gear Bag
Oh My Goodness I am not READY! It is already September, I leave in less than two weeks. I am not ready. My bags are not packed, I haven’t finished organizing my electronics, My students are still…
Medical tests and then some
I don't often read the fine print...but I will in the future! Let's go back two months, and give you a little perspective on why reading all directions and paper work is so very important. The last…
Flags
Do you remember that list I made, well I can successfully check of one of my items: the flags are completed and if I do say so myself they look marvelous. Thanks to two of my friends who have the…
New Business Cards
In six months I am hoping to be a part of a scientific research cruise to the Southern Ocean, specifically the Scotia Sea looking at the ocean floor, and its relationship with the Antarctic…