Finally made it to the Ice!!!!

We spent about five days working in the Arctic and I just about thought I would never get to see any ice. But finally the other day we went more north and there were patches of pancake ice everywhere! It was really great and I am especially very lucky because I get to work on the barge where we had an opportunity to get up close and personal with the ice. We went right up to the ice and took pictures touching it and fooled around licking it and inspecting it as if we have never seen ice before. But you know...how many opportunities will I really get to have this great experience so it sure did seem new and exciting. Plus after spending days in the cold open ocean without a sign that we were in the Arctic it was a blessing to have ice everywhere.