What could be more enjoyable than a dip in the Arctic Ocean at 79 degrees N? After a short day in the field and an American dinner (burgers, fries, and ice cream), we headed to the sauna and then walked through town in our towels down to the beach. The water at Ny Alesund is not actually that cold, and the dip felt rather refreshing. Besides, once you get out of the water, you feel nice and toasty, because of the relatively warmer air temperature. We then repeated the process. The second swim felt a wee bit colder, but still no repeat on the frostbite!
Seals have a bit more (strategically-placed) blubber than me to stay warm in the Arctic ocean...but what a cutie!
Despite a short day in the field, we finished collecting all the needed cores and ekmen samples and deployed our last traps. The proximal trap that we deployed in front of the upwelling got snagged on an iceberg and lost in the brash ice within hours.
buoys, connected to the sediment traps, among the bergy bits
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