Mar 10: My last blog post for NBP2202
Li Ling – Mar 10: As beautiful and remarkable the journey to West Antarctica has been, like any journey, it eventually comes to an…
Mar 7: Engine room tour, and we can see South America now!
Li Ling – Mar 7: This morning when I got up, we have principally left the Drake Passage! The crossing went so quick! It…
Mar 6: Crossing the Drake Passage and Picture a Scientist movie
Li Ling – Mar 6: Today we are speeding our way through the Drake Passage. The stronger wind will arrive in around two days,…
Mar 5: Maxwell Bay, LMG and we are off for Chile!!!
Li Ling – Mar 5: When we arrived at Maxwell Bay by King George Island yesterday, the weather was still quite calm. The sky…
Mar 4: King George Island!
Li Ling – Mar 4: A slight change in our course: instead of stopping at Palmer station for some deck operations and moving the…
Mar 3: Making the Swedish semla!
Li Ling – Mar 3: What do we do when there is (almost) no more science experiments happening on the ship? Well, yesterday and…
Mar 2: More packing up and a remote interview
Li Ling – Mar 2: Today is yet another busy day for people with samples to pack for shipping. From today and on,…
Mar 1: Marti Gras, King Neptune, whales and albatrosses
Li Ling – Mar 1: Today has been an interesting day indeed! In the morning, Michael from the THOR team received a surprise certificate…
Feb 28: Science meeting, albatross and whale!
Li Ling – Feb 28: Today after lunch we had a full science meeting, where a few of the PIs (principle investigators) presented the…
Feb 27: Packing up and blue petrels
Li Ling – Feb 27: Most people are busy packing up today: packing the instruments back into their boxes, packing the samples they’ve taken…