2008-11-20

Getting started

On my last research trip, I "blogged" on a personal website, editing html and loading files by FTP when I had computer and internet available. I liked being able to keep in touch with friends, and let them know what I was up to. It worked well at the time, but my next trip's IT will not be as flexible, so I set up this blog with the hope that I'll be able to make quick updates.

This time, I am headed to Antarctica. It's summer there, so it'll be warm, right? (I realized today it will be my first trip south of the equator. I've crossed the Tropic of Cancer twice ... but I had to look at a few maps to verify that.) It will be a remarkable short trip, with longer trips expected sometime in the future. I leave in a week, I've gotten the new memory card for the camera ... so it's time to pack up the wool sweaters and long underwear, and try to memorize the markings to ID birds, whales, and other wildlife. I've added some links for Antarctic research and tourism on the right for those interested.