Archive for January 2019

January 3 2019 (Note: this is the fourth in a series of posts describing my NSF-sponsored fieldwork in Antarctica about the Laurence M. Gould. For a brief description of the project, please visit https://web.whoi.edu/tarrant-lab/how-copepods-thrive-on-southern-cuisine/) Today we pulled into Palmer Station, where we will spend the next two days. I was excited to explore, but first we…

January 2 2019 Today we finished crossing the Drake Passage, I got my first glimpse of the Antarctic Peninsula. As we approached Smith Island, I learned firsthand how hard it is for an unskilled photographer to capture the majestic scale of the Antarctic landscape. Up on the bridge, the excitement was palpable as we looked…

Last night I joined in the LTER New Years Eve tradition of playing bingo. People who were “in the know” brought in a variety of quirky items to serve as prizes. Since I was new to this, I scrounged up some chocolate to donate to the prize kitty. I won the fourth game! My prize…