... And nothing ever goes according to your plan.
En uke var det meningen jeg skulle være ute på tokt i Isfjorden, Spitsbergen - for å samle inn materiale til masteroppgaven min. Men ting går sjeldent helt etter planen, og denne gangen fikk båten motorstopp i Dicksonfjorden, nord i Isfjorden. Dermed måtte taues tilbake til Longyearbyen. Vi krysser fingrene for at motoren er lett og reparere og at vi kan fortsette toktet i morgen eller senere uka.
I was supposed to have field work a whole week in Isfjorden, Spitsbergen - to collect material for my master thesis. But things never go according to your plan and this time the boat stopped in Dicksinfjorden, north in Isfjorden. We now had to be towed back to Longyearbyen. We have our fingers crossed, hoping the engines are easy to fix so that we may continue the cruise tomorrow or later this week.
Nordsyssel til undsetning / Nordsyssel to the rescue |
However, we managed to collect some material before the engines stoped, so the trip was not all in vain.
Skallus fra Dicksonfjorden / Chitons from Dicksonfjorden |
Flere fine skapninger fra dypet / More creatures from the deep |
Our main purpose was to collect macro algae (kelps) - especially Phycodris rubens for another master thesis. These were fortunately not too hard to find.
Knut og Saccharina latissima / Knut and Saccharina latissima |
Noen ganger er feltarbeid hard arbeid / Somethimes field work is hard work |
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