Chukchi Borderland Project
 
 
 

Daily Updates from

our Teacher at Sea


 
 

August 31

Scientists can cook, too...
 
 

...theoretically.  In order to keep things edible for Pizza Night, Lance Smaller did a good job at keeping us in line.

Lance Smaller - our boss in the kitchen.

 
Actually, this isn't half bad!  Looks good, Ron!

 
 
But, there are the skeptics...

MST Lee Brittle trying to figure out...what...that...is...

 
 

Hey!  Trust us!  We know what we're doing!

It's all about teamwork...

 
 

...you can do anything with the right crew!

Concentration to the task is key...

 
 

No guys, come on...like this...

24 down...41 to go...

With any work of art, there is always trial and error.

 
 

But once you get the system working...

...things turn out pretty good.

 
 

And then, there's cleanup...


Don't tell my wife I do dishes...

 



 
 
Report from Chief Scientist Rebecca Woodgate, August 31, 2002

A quick update for the weekend.  CTDing away here merrily.  The ice suddenly opened up.  They did  casts last night where there was no ice to be seen and ship's roll started to be noticeable!  We topped 14 knots at times today, but now are back to the more usual 5 or 6.  She's a BIG powerful ship. While other icebreakers will fall into a crack they make in the ice, changing their heading to go with the crack, the Polar Star just carries straight on. Must run.  CTD just on deck.
Take care all, Rebecca