Arctic Trip Day Two:
This page is a photo journal of our trip to Northern Baffin Island
in the Canadian Arctic, in September 2003, in search of Platysiphon
and Platyarcticus, two brown algae endemic to the Arctic |
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| We were a little groggy the first morning after
listening to what we thought was rain all night... |
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| It turns out that it was colder than we thought
on our first night and we wouldn't have to worry about rain
after all. |
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| Just because it was September was no reason to
think it would be warm. Despite the cold, we had to get a picture
of the whole group. (From left to right) Shiatie, Bob, Kevin,
Jim, Gary and Chris. |
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| By the time we loaded up the boat and rode over
to our dive site most of the snow had melted away. Putting
gear together with gloves on was a new challenge. |
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| Once we suited up it was time to head in. The
water was unbelievably clear and cold. The visibility was similar
to the tropics but the temperature was a little colder than
the Caribbean. |
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| After two successful dives, during which we found
the seaweed we had traveled all these miles for, we headed
back to camp. Which guy do you think had a problem with his
neck seal and got soaked during the first two dives? |
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| To warm up we thought it was a good time to search
out the canine who was formerly employed as our fearless guard.
He had been spotted but was not very interested in the job
we had for him. It was time for him to earn his keep. |
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| Surprisingly, he wasn't very good at hiding and
it wasn't long before we found him. You can see how happy he
is to be heading back to camp. |
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| This time he wasn't taking off. |
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