spell check the first 2 palmer posts

Author: eliduke

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   <p>For some reason I usually don't get much sleep the night before I leave for Antarctica. Actually, I get zero: I just can't help but stay up all night finishing the packing and doing my best to prepare to be gone from my home and my life for about 4 months. It also has a lot to do with the fact that my flight is usually at 6am, which means I'm leaving home at 4am at the latest (just to be safe) which means I need to be up by 3am at the latest (just to be safe) which means I'M PROBABLY NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP. 😵</p>
 
-  <p>The flights are a bit of a blur (thank you zero sleep and dramamine), but I did make a couple new friends at the gate at LAX! I was picking up the vibe and literally walked up lowkey like, "Hey, are y'all going to Antarctica?" It was awesome having a few buddies right at the beginning (thank you Abby and Angela). Along the way, from Portland to Punta Arenas, we made a short pit-stop in Puerto Montt, Chile, to pick up some other passengers, and we never got off the plane! It was curious. I don't think I have ever experienced that before, but it sure didn't stop me from snapping this pic as we were just about to touch down...</p>
+  <p>The flights are a bit of a blur (thank you zero sleep and dramamine), but I did make a couple new friends at the gate at LAX! I was picking up the vibe and literally walked up low-key like, "Hey, are y'all going to Antarctica?" It was awesome having a few buddies right at the beginning (thank you Abby and Angela). Along the way, from Portland to Punta Arenas, we made a short pit-stop in Puerto Montt, Chile, to pick up some other passengers, and we never got off the plane! It was curious. I don't think I have ever experienced that before, but it sure didn't stop me from snapping this pic as we were just about to touch down...</p>
 
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-  <p><b>OK, <em>OREGON</em></b>!?! For real?! Doth mine eyes deceive me?! Legit, this could easily be any number of mountains and forests and valleys and snow-capped volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. Then I checked the relative lattitudes of Portland and Puerto Montt, and they are nearly the exact same on the opposite ends of the earth. GO FIGURE! 🤓</p>
+  <p><b>OK, <em>OREGON</em></b>!?! For real?! Doth mine eyes deceive me?! Legit, this could easily be any number of mountains and forests and valleys and snow-capped volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. Then I checked the relative latitudes of Portland and Puerto Montt, and they are nearly the exact same on the opposite ends of the earth. GO FIGURE! 🤓</p>
 
   <p>Anyhoo, after 5 flights and about 36 hours of travel, I made it safe and sound to Punta Arenas (or "PA" if you're into that whole brevity thing) and got settled into my fancy hotel room with the most gorgeous views from 10th floor.</p>
 
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-  <p>On the morning of our 6th day in Punta Arenas, we <b><em>checked out</em></b> of our fancy hotel rooms and <b><em>check on</em></b> to the vessel that will be taking us all the way to Palmer Station, Antarctica – The Nathianel B Palmer! And it's not just a funny coincidence, they are both named after the same wacky guy from the 1800s, whom Wikipedia says was "an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, ship designer, and a whale hunter, known for being the first person to sight continental Antarctica."</p>
+  <p>On the morning of our 6th day in Punta Arenas, we <b><em>checked out</em></b> of our fancy hotel rooms and <b><em>check on</em></b> to the vessel that will be taking us all the way to Palmer Station, Antarctica – The Nathaniel B Palmer! And it's not just a funny coincidence, they are both named after the same wacky guy from the 1800s, whom Wikipedia says was "an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, ship designer, and a whale hunter, known for being the first person to sight continental Antarctica."</p>
 
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-  <p>After a fire-line of our luggage on to the ship, we got a quick tour of the facilities: the kitchen and galley, our cabins where we'd be sleeping for the next 10 days, and many different lounges and conference rooms across three different decks. Next up was a safety briefing, and then we were pointed to our cabins to get a bit settled for the night. After 5 days of orientation and training and preperation to leave, we had one last night in PA to get walk around on land (not be motion sick), get snacks (Abby is obsessed with Doritos Dynamitos), and say hi to dogs!</p>
+  <p>After a fire-line of our luggage on to the ship, we got a quick tour of the facilities: the kitchen and galley, our cabins where we'd be sleeping for the next 10 days, and many different lounges and conference rooms across three different decks. Next up was a safety briefing, and then we were pointed to our cabins to get a bit settled for the night. After 5 days of orientation and training and preparation to leave, we had one last night in PA to get walk around on land (not be motion sick), get snacks (Abby is obsessed with Doritos Dinamitas), and say hi to dogs!</p>
 
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-  <p>It was pretty wild falling asleep on the boat that first night, still tied up to the dock in PA, realizing that tomorrow they would release the lines and then we'd be underway for the next 4-5 days. I was fully jacked up on Scopolomine Patches with the additional meclazine or dramanine to keep me company. I drifted off to sleep in my lil bottom bunk, lowkey locked-in, ready to roll.</p>
+  <p>It was pretty wild falling asleep on the boat that first night, still tied up to the dock in PA, realizing that tomorrow they would release the lines and then we'd be underway for the next 4-5 days. I was fully jacked up on Scopolamine Patches with the additional Meclizine or Dramamine to keep me company. I drifted off to sleep in my lil bottom bunk, low-key locked-in, ready to roll.</p>
 
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   <h1 class="mt-3">02: The Drake Passage</h1>
 
-  <p>At 9am the following morning they pulled up the gangway, tossed the lines, and pushed away from the dock: we were now officially on our way to Palmer Station! Very exciting stuff. The energy was high, we were all very excited to finally be <em>underway</em> (as they say), but there was also something somber in the air because this would be the final voyage to Antarctica for the Nathanial B Palmer after 33 years of service with the National Science Foundation (DOGE, budget cuts, etc).</p>
+  <p>At 9am the following morning they pulled up the gangway, tossed the lines, and pushed away from the dock: we were now officially on our way to Palmer Station! Very exciting stuff. The energy was high, we were all very excited to finally be <em>underway</em> (as they say), but there was also something somber in the air because this would be the final voyage to Antarctica for the Nathaniel B Palmer after 33 years of service with the National Science Foundation (DOGE, budget cuts, etc).</p>
 
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-  <p>Overall, the first night at sea was mellow with very calm seas as we passed throught the Straight of Magellan. We watched movies in the lounge and some folks whipped up a little a game night.</p>
+  <p>Overall, the first night at sea was mellow with very calm seas as we passed through the Straight of Magellan. We watched movies in the lounge and some folks whipped up a little a game night.</p>
 
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-  <p>The scopolamine patch was working wonders so far, I felt no motionsickness at all, but also at that point we were still well within the mellow zone: just out from the Straight of Magellan, going south along the coast of Tierra del Fuego. And, actually, we were intentionally going extra slow for a while because there was a pretty nasty storm rolling through out in the Drake Passage, and the captain was hoping to let the bulk of it pass by before we ventured forth. It was mellow day again – movies in the lounge, meals in the galley, Mario Kart, and occassionally stepping out on the deck to see what we could see: another glorious sunset!</p>
+  <p>The scopolamine patch was working wonders so far, I felt no motion sickness at all, but also at that point we were still well within the mellow zone: just out from the Straight of Magellan, going south along the coast of Tierra del Fuego. And, actually, we were intentionally going extra slow for a while because there was a pretty nasty storm rolling through out in the Drake Passage, and the captain was hoping to let the bulk of it pass by before we ventured forth. It was mellow day again – movies in the lounge, meals in the galley, Mario Kart, and occasionally stepping out on the deck to see what we could see: another glorious sunset!</p>
 
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-  <p>As we got closer, we could see some of the winterover crew gathering out on the pier. Many of them were there as line-handlers to coordinate with the ship and help get us tied off. Some of our crew on the boat started to recognize actual faces and people on both sides started shouting names and screaming their hellos.</p>
+  <p>As we got closer, we could see some of the winter-over crew gathering out on the pier. Many of them were there as line-handlers to coordinate with the ship and help get us tied off. Some of our crew on the boat started to recognize actual faces and people on both sides started shouting names and screaming their hellos.</p>
 
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-  <p>Overall, we had a very successful crossing of the Drake Passage, none of us much worse for wear, and the winterovers even had a fire going for us when we arrived.</p>
+  <p>Overall, we had a very successful crossing of the Drake Passage, none of us much worse for wear, and the winter-overs even had a fire going for us when we arrived.</p>
 
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