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Hey everyone! I've made it home to Boulder safe and sound, and I have some pictures to share. First, let me show you the cruise North from Palmer - a long awaited departure from our home for the last 6 months.

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Like all northbound cruises, this one began with the infamous pier jump.



All of our friends being left behind jump off the pier as we make our way out.

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We were supposed to land at Hugo to do some maintenance on a science instrument installed there, but the wind was too high and the ice was too thick. Sorry Bjorn.

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With our mission to Hugo Island canceled, we finally made the dreaded crossing of the Drake Passage.


Two days and many seasick hours later, we finally arrived to calm waters by Tierra Del Fuego.

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And like that we're standing on the dock in Punta Arenas, right where we left off 6 months ago. The cruise in and out of Palmer provides a very interesting buffer between this piece of the ice and the rest of the world.

Almost as if none of it ever happened...