Monday, March 26, 2007

A Tour of the Nathaniel B. Palmer

One afternoon there was an opportunity to take a tour of the Nathaniel B. Palmer, a research vessel operated by the National Science Foundation in the Antarctic waters.

The ship docked at the Ice Pier.
the nathaniel b palmer

This was a crack in the Ice Pier that I photographed from the top of the ship.
crack in ice pier

Lisa sitting in one of the chairs in the room where they steer the ship from.
lisa in one of the captn chairs

Explosives on board?? That's right up my alley!
explosives on board

Walking down off the ship. Those nets on either side made me a little nervous.
coming off the ship

Learn about life on the ship by clicking on this link.

Posted by Katie from the Ice @ 3:07 AM