I’m an illustrator in New Zealand working on a story about insulation for kids 8-9 yrs old. It’s due to the publishers by March 3rd and I’m doing a bit of research before I begin to draw. I need to find out how many layers of fur a husky has to keep him warm from the skin to the outside air – (I’m doing cut-away diagrams of stuff). Can you tell me please?

Cheers and thanks

Adele

Wellington
New Zealand

It is good to read the exciting stuff about life in BARROW and more exciting to see the snaps of your trip. I have never been to such cold place. The only cold place I went is to SHIMLA, which is north of India.

I am a philatelist from India with a passion for Polar Regions and its related postal items.

I am looking to have some piece of your adventure by receiving postally cancelled covers with special cancellations from your expeditions.

I can send you mint covers affixed with stamps that you can cancel and send them back to me. I will also send a return envelope with packing with my address and stamps affixed. Just let me know the value.

I request if you can help me to share your adventure this way.

Regards,

Ajay Sirpal
Mumbai India.

Two months ago, I had the chance toboard the Amundsen ice breaker. I spent three weeks on the ocean Arctic and only had the opportunity to visit Ulukhaktok, a Inuit community. It was something special, a one in a lifetime experience.

Thanks for sharing with us the beauty of the Arctic, and please keep posting.

Lucy Calderon from Guatemala, Central America

Right on Chico.Keep up the good work.Having had the experience to work with you at the Barrow environmental observatory,it has been a blessing.Further understanding the science of the polar regions and the impact of an ever changing world keep it up. Good job.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your Barrow story. I am a former TEA teacher and have visited Barrow several times with research groups, and I try to keep up with all of the projects/research going on up there. Your pictures and description of the town and the people evoke wonderful memories for me. School is out for the summer now, but I am already planning on how to incorporate your blogs into my AP Environmental Science class for next year. I hope to get back to Barrow one day soon — I truly enjoyed every moment, and every project.

I am curious about the white parkas — I believe that I know the reason, but I anxiously await your explanation.

Dora Nelson
Asheville, North Carolina

I do enjoy reading your stories! So when are you going to tell us why the local Barrow residents only wear white parkas? I have a guess, but I’d like to know the actual answer! Staying tuned.

LS-A