Antarctica 2012: Bitter Cold
Our days trapped in the ice were well used. We performed data analysis, we discussed worksite efficiency, and Ken gave a very well received talk about the application of mathematics to sea ice....
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: Emperor Penguins on an Unstable Floe
Small occurrences have suggested the Aurora is finally becoming my home. Doors in the ship are spring loaded, but each with a different amount of closing pressure. I finally know how much pressure is...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: Balmy Breezy Blizz
Warm weather welcomed us to our fourth ice station. This can be an indicator that a storm is coming in, and our subfreezing heat wave was no exception. Predictions suggested the weather would degrade...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: The Great Shave and Other Distractions
The great shave has come! The crew of the Aurora Australis has supported Camp Quality for many years. Camp Quality’s purpose is to “create a better life for every child living with cancer in...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: Aurora’s Heart, Home Away From Home
I often find myself musing over the importance of scale. A pebble seems insignificant until you try to push a shopping cart wheel over it. The sun warms the earth and provides fuel for countless...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012 — Work:Play
The weather has not been favorable to those aboard the Aurora. The ice pack completed its stranglehold on us, finally pinning our ship into place. We have been running the engines to keep a small pool...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: Halloween Heyday
The ice relaxed briefly, a welcome site following our five stationary days within the last floe system. We pushed and pushed ahead, making very slow progress. After nearly five days of heavy pushing...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: Thankful for Freedom
We are all anxious to get home, and we are now officially going to be arriving late. Flights will need to be changed, meetings rescheduled, and we will all miss our loved ones a little longer. We have...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: The 360-Degree View
Editor’s note: David sent several panoramic compositions of different areas of the ship, some containing over 50 images stitched together. The files are too large for the confines of the blog frame, so...
View ArticleAntarctica 2012: A Homeward Bound A/aurora
We reached the marginal ice zone (miz) six days after we started moving. A barbeque was scheduled to celebrate reaching the ice edge, and a collective sigh of relief was felt upon its arrival. Cargo...
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