Wordless Wednesday

Typical Summer Weather

Today is a little cooler than it has been, with temperatures in the forties. This is the weather we remember.

For the last two weeks, it has felt like spring in the lower 48. A few days even saw temperatures reaching 70 degrees.

We still don't have our camera cord, so I am not able to post a picture of the ship we saw in the ocean. It was fairly large, and Mr. Tundrateacher guessed it to be a research ship of some sort. It looked pretty impressive with its bright red colors against the blue of the ocean.

We also saw some icebergs floating pretty far out in the ocean. The water may look inviting when the sun is warm, but we know better!

Wordless Wednesday: Updated

*Each Wednesday, we will post a picture of something related to Alaska. Sometimes it will be other parts of the state, not just Barrow. We won't write about it, but we will tell you on Thursday what it was a picture of. See if you can figure it out!




UPDATE: This is a picture of a snow bunting. They live up here on the tundra and feed mostly off the ground. There are lots of them all around our apartment, and last night we saw three of them sleeping on the walkway behind our building.

We are Here!

We made it to Barrow! We just arrived last week and have spent the last several days adjusting to the time change and the constant daylight. The weather has been fantastic! We have seen temperatures reach 65 degrees, which is very uncharacteristic for Barrow.

I will try to post pictures as soon as possible, but the cord to connect the camera to the computer is in a box on its way (along with 54 other boxes!). So stay tuned for photos.