Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/29/2007 - 14:34
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Arctic Tundra Dynamics

Is the Antartic Ocean the one that you have not swam in?  Oh, I forgot to ask you but exactly how deep is the water that you are testing and how cold is it, because you could get hypothermia possibly.  And also, what do you do for fun in your spare time?

                               Sincerely,

                                             Tifaney Jones

Sat, 06/30/2007 - 22:51

Rob Wilder

You are correct about the ocean.  It is called the Southern Ocean and surrounds Antarctica.  I have also not swam in the Indian Ocean, so really I have two to go.

In our spare time here we watch movies in the conference room.  We also have a gym here that has basketball, workout equipment, ping pong, foosball, and air hockey.  There is even a gyn in town that has a climbing wall.  I have been there once.  This evening after supper I rode a 4-wheeler out to Point Barrow.  I have met lots of neat people here from all over and we do things together.

The water temperature is in the 30's so hypothermia can happen very quickly.  We all didn't stay in longer than a few seconds.  It was basically jump in, go under, and get out, although I managed to jump in twice.  The key was that I was very warm before I jumped in.  The water gets deep fast so we stayed very close to shore.