{"id":151,"date":"2012-01-18T19:14:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2012-01-18T19:14:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:14:32","slug":"october-4-the-bering-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"October 4: The Bering Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today was another beautiful day on the Bering Sea with the sun shining and relatively calm seas.\u00a0\u00a0 It is another transit day so we are moving quickly northward to our first sampling stations which we should reach by Wednesday afternoon. With St. Lawrence Island behind us in the early morning, we continued to cruise observing birds and seeing lots of whales and a walrus!\u00a0 Very cool.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-152\" title=\"beringstrait-1\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>King Island in the distance next to a snow squall!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-153\" title=\"beringstrait_nikon-3\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-3-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-3-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Diomedes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>In the late afternoon, in the distance loomed the Diomede Islands, marking the middle of the Bering Strait.\u00a0 Ever since I can remember, I had wanted to see the Bering Strait and here it was right in front of me with Russia to the west and Alaska to the east.\u00a0 We had perfect weather to see far into the distance with a few snow squalls dotting the horizon.\u00a0 As we came upon the Diomedes, it became hard to imagine how people can live in this super harsh remote environment, but there are small communities living on both islands.\u00a0 With Fairway Rock glinting in the sunlight, we passed the Diomedes and through the Bering Strait with the occasional bird and whale cruising by.\u00a0 It was a beautiful afternoon and hard to imagine that I am actually here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-154\" title=\"beringstrait_nikon-2\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-2-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait_nikon-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Fairway Rock in the sunshine with Little Diomede behind<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Shortly after, we crossed the Arctic Circle and officially entered the Arctic and are that much closer to our study site.\u00a0 The day ended with a beautiful sunset over Russia and a sky filled with stars and an orange half moon.\u00a0 It is getting colder and colder as we head north. \u00a0\u00a0I am very excited to get the science started tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-155\" title=\"beringstrait-3\" src=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-3-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-3-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/arcticocean.globaloceanexploration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/beringstrait-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The sun setting over Russia as we pass through the Bering Strait<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Today was another beautiful day on the Bering Sea with the sun shining and relatively calm seas.\u00a0\u00a0 It is another transit day so we are moving quickly northward to our first sampling stations which we should reach by Wednesday afternoon. 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