Category: Arctic Ocean
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Expedition Report: Herschel Island, Swimming in the Arctic, Noe turns 7!
12.-15.82016, continuation from last report: 12.-15.82016, continuation from last report: On our walk in the hills, the children found the leg bones of a caribou and we got to see the snowy owl, a white spot in the distance, that has been hanging around one particular valley . Communication…
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Expedition Report: Herschel
Meret reports: First of all, an apology that our daily blog is late but so much happened in the past couple of days. We sailed in towards Herschel Island from Barter Island in fog. As we got closer the fog lifted and we could see a green island with…
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Expedition Report 9th August: Collection of Microplastic Samples, Sailing Towards Barter Island, Hershel Island
9th August continued by Meret: Even though the day was colder and wetter than any so far, it was an important day. It marked the first collection of our microplastic samples. We are collecting water samples for an organization called Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation (ASC). We will send the…
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Expedition Report: East of Cape Barrow, Fog, Shallows & Ice
Dario reports on the 8.8.2016 @ N71.27 W154.36: We are just E of Cape Barrow. It snows and there is fog and there are shallows and ice. Attached ice chart from NOAA shows the limits of the pack ice. Luckily we made a bow protection in Nome in case we…
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Expedition Report: August 7, 2016
7th August, 2016 Noé and Alegra report: We are going really slow because the wind is coming from the north. We even had take in the fishing line so we are faster. A tug boat went by fast and it told us the weather. We were both topless in the…