Tag: NW PASSAGE
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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 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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Salina’s Expedition Reports: August 5th & 6th
5th August, 2016 Salina reports: The autopilot stopped working early this morning, which put the ones with watches back behind the helming, an increasingly familiar position. After school Noé and Alegra helped Dario fix the autopilot but mid afternoon it changed its mind about working again. Dario not one to…