Emmett H. here! As I sit in our hostel in Reykjavik on our last night in Iceland together, I find myself with profoundly mixed feelings. I’m sad that this adventure we’ve shared is coming to a close; I think I … Read More
Howdy all blog followers, family, friends, and research enthusiasts! Sam here and I am going to be recapping our day out at Grimsey Island. This morning was an early one as we had a wake up call bright and early … Read More
Hi, this is Emmett S, coming to you live from Akureyri, our new home base. Today we travelled from Skalanes, the nature reserve on the East Coast, to Akureyri, a large (for Iceland) city on the North Coast. Our route … Read More
Hi its Andy! Today we spent the day away from Skalanes, first we went to a national forrest near Egilsstaðir. We spent about an hour or so exploring, climbing trees, and throwing rocks into the ocean. After the forrest we … Read More
Hi everyone, Ana here, Yesterday was really busy! as our hardworking Bio team continued working on DNA extractions, the rest of us headed to the shore to gather more data. Sam and Andrew did an amazing job collecting water samples … Read More
Hey everyone, Jacob here, After a busy day of science, a portion of our team hiked up a series of waterfalls to find a peaceful spot to pitch a tent. After setting up camp for the night, we hiked up … Read More
Andrew here! The first full days in Skalanes have been action packed with a lot of flexibility involved. We will be spending the next 11 days here, and we are joining a group of six student from Glasgow, Scotland, who … Read More
Ethan here! Today’s blog post will encompass both today, and yesterday’s adventures! Yesterday was our trip to Klauster. We started at a museum where we saw a documentary detailing how travel around the island was orchestrated in the 50s and … Read More
Jacob here! Following a first successful day of drone flying, the team once again set out to cover more ground on the glacier. A team of two hiked up the glacier to set ground points which include the GPS coordinates, … Read More
Hey everyone! This is Sam and I am going to be highlighting our day on the Sólheimajökull glacier today. This morning was an early one for the group as we ate breakfast at 06:15 and packed up our belongings before … Read More