Ice, the ‘Bear Necessities’

Sometimes life at sea can seem pretty miserable, working strange hours and being away from home for so long, (I have now been at sea for about 5 months). Then something magical happens and you remember how special it is to come to sea and what a privilege it is to be able to visit these environments. Yesterday, as I prepared to sample a call went out that an Ice Bear had (lees verder…)

Shoes

Enter any building in Ny Alesund and the first thing will find is racks and racks of shoes and slippers. You would be considered very rude if you ventured any further inside without removing your own outdoor shoes! This is because in Ny Alesund there are no concrete pavements to walk upon and in winter you will be tracking through snow whereas in spring and summer there are dirt tracks. Of course during the melt season, which is happening right now, this problem (lees verder…)

Gisteren zijn we dan tenslotte aangekomen in Ny-Alesund. Twee maanden terug zijn onze wetenschappelijke spullen verpakt in 10 kisten en vanuit Bremerhaven in een container naar Spitsbergen vervoerd. De kisten hebben we gisteren opgeslagen in het Marine laboratorium aan de rand van het dorp. Vandaag beginnen we met het opbouwen van het lab.

Schieten
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