Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Deck Force Joural

March 29, 2010
Our trip is coming to a close and soon we will be headed back south. The temperature is still dipping below zero, and hands and ears have to be covered when you go out or they will start to freeze almost instantly.

We have gathered a lot of information from different stations, and I have been privileged to see a lot of critters I may not have seen otherwise. I have enjoyed the Brittle Stars that they pull up in the grabs. We have also gotten a couple fish and some Sea Cucumbers as well. One of the scientists is growing clams for his studies, and one of them laid some eggs! They look similar to frog eggs, and float in a gelatin balloon above the mud where the clam is hidden.

As the trip winds down, we are spending more time transiting to the different locations than time spent on station. Soon we will be doing less at the stations as well and only taking water samples.

I look forward to pulling into Kodiak, AK again, as well as getting back home, but I will miss the Arctic. There is a beauty up here that is completely indescribable. I feel very privileged to be able to be here, and work with the scientists.

~SN Klineburger

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