Monthly Archives: May 2009
music of the genes
I got into a little frenzy of quiz-writing right before I left for the Bering Sea, and here are the fruits of my labors. Music – Knowing how bagpipes work will help you here. Human Genome – I applaud the … Continue reading
links-a-million
I’m finding myself kind of homesick for the Healy, so here are some of the links I’ve used to drown my sorrows. Simone Welch, an elementary school from D.C., was on the cruise, too. She got super hands-on with the … Continue reading
home sweet home
I’m home! I’m home! And I’m totally jetlagged. This seemed wimpy to me, because it’s all the same country, right? I just flew home from Alaska. But then I remembered it’s almost as big a time difference as England, and … Continue reading
land ho!
The plan was to come in Tuesday morning, but they had to end the science early for equipment reasons, so the captain decided to bring the ship in early, at 5:30 Monday. To which I, and everyone within a 420-foot … Continue reading
deadly sea – rawr
As the scientist standing at the window next to me said a few minutes ago: “They wouldn’t show *this* on Deadliest Catch, would they?” The Bering Sea is absolutely dead calm. It looks like a pond, only flatter. You can … Continue reading
rollin rollin rollin
Here’s how you know you’re on a ship: All the computers are tied down. I don’t think we’ve actually had any boat movement that would be dramatic enough to slide a laptop off a table, but I’m glad they’re tied … Continue reading
onward from the ice
It looks like we’re headed out of the ice for good tonight. We’ve been in and out of the ice for five straight weeks, but now the boat is pointed toward Dutch Harbor. Here’s a picture of our trail: The … Continue reading
shadows on the ice
Here’s another picture from that same day when I sat reading outside the bridge. It was really sunny!
warm in the bering sea
The other day we stopped next to a big piece of ice for a few hours. It was a sunny day, 35 degrees and not particularly windy. The sun was on the side of the ship away from the wind, … Continue reading