http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/07/on-the-move/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/07/on-the-move/comment-page-1/#comment-57641 Beth Stauffer Tue, 08 May 2012 19:39:14 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26186#comment-57641 We did finish the puzzle! It has been quite some time since I did a puzzle that big and I had forgotten how satisfying it could feel to complete! To get to the Bering Sea from Scandinavia, you would have to head north around Greenland into the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic ocean is usually covered with ice and can be quite dangerous, however, which would make the trip difficult unless you were on an ice breaker, a type of ship with a special bottom that is reinforced with steel. But there is still some ice that even those ships cannot get through.
The Oscar Dyson is about 200 feet long and can hold about 40 people comfortably. It does indeed move when the winds and waves get going, but so far it hasn’t been so bad that we have to strap into our beds! We have not gone in the water up here since it is right around freezing! We feel it through our lab gloves as we sample from the Niskin bottles, and the cold temperature makes me nostalgic for the warm temperatures of the Gulf of Mexico. There were humpback whales spotted earlier in the cruise, as well as sea otters, dolphin, and lots of sea birds. We have also had lots of little critters, like the lamprey and a nudibranch, come aboard with the bongo nets or mooring gear. I hope you all are having a great week, and Ms. Stauffer and I have talked about me making a quick visit to your class when I’m back in FL next week. I have a few little treats to share with you, so keep thinking up great questions!

]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/07/on-the-move/comment-page-1/#comment-57483 Ms. Stauffer's class Tue, 08 May 2012 15:41:21 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26186#comment-57483 Did you finish the whole puzzle yet? Jesse has the same puzzle…Mrs. Stauffer is here today and wants to know can we travel from the Scandanavian (like Sweden) north to the Aleutian Island in a direct route?
How big and large is your boat? Do you go into the water ever? What animals have you seen?
Have you seen a humpback whale?
Are you scared the bed will move in the high winds on the boat in your sleep?
Love,
Ms. Stauffer’s Class

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