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5 August, 2001This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_001_01C124D4.78BB9CB4 Content-Type: text/plain August 5, 2001 Communication Can Be A Problem Thank you to those of you who have been trying to follow my experience and who have tried to e-mail me. There are many problems associated with communicating from a remote area of the world like the Arctic. I ask you to be patient and continue to check back for corrections and updates! Today is Sunday and the ship is unusually quiet. This is a "down day" for the crew. The scientists were busy preparing for the first dredge of the ocean floor. It should occur in the morning. As we approach our starting point for rock connection, the ice is becoming thicker and is covering more of the surface. As the ship breaks through it, it sounds like a thunderstorm and feels like a small earthquake. At places where the ice is thicker, equipment shakes and thinks fall and slide. However, it is not too difficult to become accustomed to. So far, life on board an icebreaker has been an enjoyable experience. The scientists are able to do their jobs because the Coast Guard crew spends their time running the Healy. There are many qualified and specialized people here including engineers, medics, firefighters, carpenters, mechanics, aviators, navigators, weathermen, marine science technicians, cooks, communication operators, electricians, and many others. The Healy is 420 feet long, 10 stories tall, and can accommodate 150 people. It takes a lot of work to keep a floating community such as this going! Statistics: *Latitude: 84 44 N *Longitude: 22 08 E *Air temp: 32 F *Water Temp: 30 F ------ =_NextPart_001_01C124D4.78BB9CB4 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable adams journal 08/05/01 August 5, 2001 Communication Can Be A Problem Thank you to those of you who have = been trying to follow my experience and who have tried to e-mail = me. There are many problems associated with communicating from a = remote area of the world like the Arctic. I ask you to be patient = and continue to check back for corrections and updates! Today is Sunday and the ship is = unusually quiet. This is a down day for the = crew. The scientists were busy preparing for the first = dredge of the ocean floor. It should occur in the morning. = As we approach our starting point for rock connection, the ice is = becoming thicker and is covering more of the surface. As the ship = breaks through it, it sounds like a thunderstorm and feels like a small = earthquake. At places where the ice is thicker, equipment shakes = and thinks fall and slide. However, it is not too difficult to = become accustomed to.
is 420 feet long, 10 stories tall, and can accommodate 150 people. It = takes a lot of work to keep a floating community such as this = going! Statistics: *Latitude: 84 44 N
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