On the ship, all birthdays are always celebrated  with delicious cake (we have a frustrated pastry chef amidst our cooking…

Survival suits are always amusing (at least if you’re just practicing with them and don’t need them for real!) –…

I was going through old files here during some down time and I found a GREAT video from a former…

I am becoming quite the expert on the scanning electron microscope (SEM) – the maneuvering of the specimen tray works…

Yesterday I mentioned the solitary style recreational options.  Today I’ll tell you about a few of the more social ones….

I don’t think I’ve mentioned off-work time yet.  So even though there’s not a huge amount of it (depends on…

I am beset with dish pan hands from the last two days of turning lumps of grey mud into geologic…

The photo is actually still missing two of the women aboard this expedition. Also, please make sure to read the…