Open Jamesway
7 December 2008 Stacy Writing It’s Sunday again, the day off, and we are hosting an “Open House” for the community, to show them SCINI in action as well as some of the life that lives on the seafloor...
View ArticleGo Speed Racer, Go!
I turned on my iPod as we headed out of town and one of the first songs it played was “Go Speed Racer, Go”. Anyone who has driven a Pisten Bully would chuckle at the juxtaposition. These machines do...
View ArticleOur last check out of the year
Posted by Bob. Our last day on the sea ice started with the normal hustle and bustle of getting all the cases loaded and packing the Pisten Bully (PB) with the “System” components necessary to...
View ArticleThe Packing Begins
11 December 2008 Stacy writing With our last mission finished yesterday, we have 5 days to pack up all our stuff. This may seem like a ridiculously long time, but we have to wash and clean and dry...
View ArticleAu Revoir, François
Another day of packing. There were still a few items getting returned to various departments, but we spent a lot of the day playing with bubble wrap and tape. Well, ok, playing is probably not the...
View ArticleThe Last Sunday
14 Dec 2008 Stacy Writing It is unbelievable how long it can take to pack everything up. Or maybe it is unbelievable how short a time it takes to transfer our homey busy crowded workspace into a...
View ArticleThe Night Before Redeployment
Twas the night before redeployment, when all through the town The folks on the manifest were wandering around; The bags had been dragged and labeled and weighed In hopes that their owners wouldn’t get...
View ArticleA Random Mishmash
Friday was my day to work in town while the others went to Cape Evans to continue the work under the icebergs there. During breakfast, though, Stacy was offered some helicopter time – there had been a...
View ArticleMore science at Heald!
Today was another exciting day. Bob, Stacy, Scott and I flew to Heald island at the usual 8:30. The weather was really nice there, no wind, mostly sunny and temperature near -5 degrees. We hooked up...
View ArticleOpen Jamesway
7 December 2008 Stacy Writing It’s Sunday again, the day off, and we are hosting an “Open House” for the community, to show them SCINI in action as well as some of the life that lives on the seafloor...
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