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Everyone is welcome to send messages to the boat. Post your questions, comments and messages of support direct to the Arctic team on-board the Noorderlicht using the comment box at the end of this page.
Join the Arctic QA sessions
As the expedition gets under way there will also be a series of scheduled QA sessions with each of the Youth Crew in the Arctic. So if you want to post your question direct to your favourite check the QA schedule and post your question directly to them.
Hi all, looking forward to seeing and hearing all that you experience up there. Please take lots of pics for all of us back here.
Good Luck everyone! And Hayley I miss you SO much, hello Miss Burdett
x
Good Luck from 10 JRC
Hi Shona!
The view must be absolutely amazing now! I’ve been on the computer putting together a presentation for my Bio class about oceanographic research. I was able to find so many pictures on line of all the stuff I used to do and instruments we used to use when I worked at fisheries. Boy do I miss it. I’ve been looking at some of my old pictures when I was in the Gulf for a few weeks. What great memories…I can’t wait to see your pictures and hear all about your trip - I’m still very jealous! Have fun!
Ms. Turriff
Hey Jethro
We see that you have left Longyearbyen and we are following the activities of yourself and the crew with interest.
Best wishes to you all.
hey all! i am loving watching your video clips and reading your comments on the web. thinking of you all and hoping you’re not getting too cold. basecamp is very quiet without you around, but hannah and i are enjoying the breakfast stuff you left and especially liam’s mum’s amazing carrot cake! go explorers! vickyx
Message for Nonie
Thanks for the letter - I received it this morning. Have a brilliant time - I will keep in touch and look forward to watching your video clips.
Best of luck
Morsey
Hallo Katharina, wir sind ganz begeistert von Deinem Projekt , hatten es gerade im Abendblatt gelesen. Wir wünschen ganz viel neue Erkenntnisse und ganz viel Spaß !! Bleib schön gesund und viele Grüße aus Lauenburg auch an das ganze Team!
Jürgen und Angelika.
Hello to everyone on the Noorderlicht!
I’am so much enthusiastic only by watching you at home, how extraordinary it must be for you being up there personally.
I wish all of you much more beautiful impressions and am looking forward to seeing the upcoming videos and pictures.
Thomas
p.s. Franziska whdl
Hi Jess, am I allowed to just say hi? Arthur misses you, says it looks cold where you are. What an exiting adventure you are on. Love you, el x
Hello to all Noorderlicht sailors!
What a great adventure you are living! Amelie, it looks like you will be bringing home some wonderful memories! So nice to hear you are warm enough! We are following your voyage in the school library! Best wishes to all on board!
F.Buchanan
Hi Jethro from your 2 cousins!
The trip looks amazing. We loved the story of the ice falling from the glasier and are glad you managed to dodge the polar bear!
I have 1 question, what are you eating while you are away?
Toby wants to know if you have seen a whale?
Take care and love from the Cuthbert family.
Big warm hugs to you Jess and Hayley!
We are all missing you and are wishing you a great adventure. In tomorrow’s Art lesson on Climate Change, we shall look at Gormley’s work in more detail and be catching up on your voyage from this website. Many of the Art students are wondering how you are both coping in the cold and whether it is having any affect on you physically and mentally. We are all thinking of you and look forward to your return.
Ms.Pinto, Art students and Art dept at Kidbrooke School
Hi Nonie,
Hope all is well and you do not have frost bite ! Thought I would let you know i have been doing a similar project to yours — trying to decide whether the Ice in my Gin and Tonic was melting from the top or the bottom — but after my 3rd attempt - i decided I really didnt care any more !
Take care — lots of Love , Andrew , Tiggy , Grace and Arnie
Hi to all on the Noorderlicht very envious to the extent i will have to get my watercolours out and start some proper painting, having been on high altitude tundra i can relate to your experiences, it will model the way you see and behave in the future, and only other people who have experinced such a thing will be able to relate to it. Have a wonder full trip, be prolific in outputting drawings, film, scribbles and any media you feel comfortable, Best Wishes, Eugene Sellors Lead Designer Eden Project Cornwall
Hi JJ, just watching at home is exciting, but to be actually there it must be mind blowing, You enjoy it Jethro you certainly earn it.
Hi Everyone,
Lynn Butler-Kisber and I have been following you on the website. We envy your amazing experience. We just heard Amèlie talk about seeing two polar bears.
Rebecca, I am about to send out a reminder to LEARN to remind all schools in Quebec to go to this amazing website. It looks like you are managing very well.
Best regards from Lynn Butler-Kisber and Sylvia Sklar at the Centre for Educational Leadership at McGill.
Hi Nonie, Just saw your video clip from yesterday. It all sounds seriously fab. We’ve been basking in the sun here and wishing it was really cold. Yeah! Yeah! Hope your layers are working well for you. Keep your eyes on those polar bears. Have fun up there and hope the projects come on well. Lots of love - The Firry Four and Hole
HI AMY
I WENT TO MOORHEAD LAST NIGHT FOR MY OPEN EVENING.THERE IS A
BIG PHOTO OF U AT THE MAIN STAIRS.
I WON MY MATCH ON SUNDAY, SCORED MY HAT TRICK WISH YOU COULD OF BEEN THERE. JOE SAYS HI AND WE ARE MISSING U. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HI AMY I’VE SEEN YOUR PHOTOS ICE SCULPTING THEY ARE REALLY GOOD.GLAD TO SEE YOUR OK,I HAVE BEEN ABIT WORRIED.I SAW MISS HALL LAST NIGHT AND SHE TOLD ME TO SAY HELLO.I WISH WE WERE THERE WITH YOU TO SHARE YOUR AMAZING EXPERIENCE IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES MUM,DAD.
Hey Amelie,
Im a girl of Sec1 @Chambly Academy
I hope you have a great time.
Lots Of Luck. xoxo
Hi Liam and all your shipmates. Enjoying all your reports and video clips.You have seen so much and learning what is happening in the Artic. We love the ice sculptures.Jennie sends her love,she has been to trampolining. Dad’s sailing regatta is on tomorrow, lets see if Mum’s team can beat him.The weather here is dry but getting very cold. Keep warm and looking forward to your video clip on thursday.
Happy birthday Suba. Love Mum Dad and Jennie
Hi Akash, Hi everyone
Hope u guys are ok…Been following your expeditions its amazing, you guys are all doing well. Can’t wait to hear all about it. Take Care
hey all, looks like your having fun and learning lots, happy belated birthday suba, hi to all the teachers and crew looking after our children, i’ve been looking on the site every day, updating friends and the primary school children and teachers in our village, you really are spreading the word about climate change. hi amy missing you loads doll, i’ve been mailing every day, but there are so many different mail boxes, through q&a, photos and your progress so far i don’t know which one’s you’ll get so i’ve covered all bases, dad and jordy send their love i’ll be watching the web today for your broad cast, love mum x0×0x0×0x0×0x
hi Jessica and Hayley and the rest of the crew thinking of you on your amazing journey to collect evidence on the effects of global warimnig up there I know that although you may be cold the sights are amazing i am looking froward to working with you both to develop the work love Fiona
Hi Hayley, Are you keeping warm, great picture of you on the ice, looking forward to your video tomorrow, just read about jess’s ordeal
on the ice, try and look after her,ha ha!!
Nan & Grandad send their love.
Love you, Dad xxx
Hallo Ina,
ich bin stolz auf Dich, dass Du so gut “einparken” kannst; mir war nicht klar, dass Ihr soviel selbst an Bord machen würdet.
Heute hat Frau Maderner eine Mail geschickt, auch an Dich und Franzi, über das, was Euch erwartet, wenn Ihr am Montag in Fuhlsbüttel ankommt: NDR, Sat 1, HH1,RTL, evt. Hörfunk. Dafür braucht sie von Euch unbedingt 5 Exemplare einer DVD mit ca. 30 Min. ungeschnittener Sequenzen über Euch in Aktion in der Arktis (Filmmaterial), das Ihr am Flughafen im Gepäck dabei haben sollt!
Am späten Nachmittag geht’s dann - nach einer wohlverdienten Pause zu Hause - ins NDR-Studio nach Lokstedt.
Am Dienstag geht es weiter mit den Zeitungen: “Welt”, “Geolino”, außerdem wahrscheinlich “Hamburger Abendblatt”, “Bild” und “Morgenpost”, für die sie von Euch mindestens 9 Exemplare einer CD mit Fotos von Euch in Aktion in der Arktis erwartet. Ich habe sie wegen des Materials vorsichtshalber an CF in London verwiesen, aber Ihr könnt ja Euer Bestes versuchen.
Heute sind wieder viele neue Reports ins Netz gestellt worden, es macht unheimlich Spaß, das alles zu lesen und die wunderbaren Fotos anzusehen.
Morgen ist nun schon Euer letzter Tag in Ny Alesund, lasst ein paar Tränen dort, sobald kommt Ihr da nicht wieder hin.
Wir haben Dich ganz doll lieb,
Gruß (auch an Franzi) und Kuss
Mama
P.S.: Habt alle noch eine schöne Zeit, aus den Beiträgen geht hervor, dass Ihr Euch alle gut versteht. Bist Du auch “everybody’s Darling”?
Hallo Darling Franziska,
wir, Osdorf, Hamburg und Deutschland warten auf einen neuen Blog von dir! Wir verfolgen die Einträge von ALLEN. Man kann förmlich spüren, wie die Natur vor Ort auf Euch wirkt - echter Wahnsinn.
So, bis bald … whdl
Daddy
Jethro
You’ve been badly missed in registration and in tutor period
We are all really looking forward to seeing you again.
I hope that you and Mr Brindle are having a great time and look forward to seeing the photos and hearing all the details from you when you get back. Frome won’t seem quite the same I suspect
Seeing the polar bear sounds fantastic, although I was relieved to hear that you were back on the boat when you saw it. When you were talking of having to have training with guns, just in case, just before you went it sounded just a little scary! I wasn’t sure that you weren’t pulling my leg. What other wildlife have you spotted?
How many hours of daylight do you have there? What are the starts like? I assume that there is absolutely no light pollution there.
Oh, and just in case you were concerned about missing any work in ICT, don’t worry because I’ve saved it all up for you!!!
Very best wishes to both you and Mr Brindle.
Mrs Love
hi amy well the broad cast was ace, you looked tired though. it was great seeing your well and enjoying your self. i’m glad your all looking out for each other and give jess a big hug from me for looking after you, she sound really nice.
jordy saw your broad cast he was excited to see you he misses you and sends hugs and kisses, your dad’s home tomorow eveing he’ll see the broad cast then.
the photos of you are great, i’m gona print em off, oh and when school have finished with that photo of you i’ve first dibs!!!
the web page was in melt down with every one trying to contact you on your live blog! just goes to show how popular you are, thats because of the way you are, bubbly, careing, exciting, and great fun to be around, proud of you honey, love mum xxxx
Hi Liam I love looking through everybodies reports which are so inspirational and passionate. I am sure you are all well on your way to spread the news about caring for our planet.
Looking forward to listening to your video report tomorrow. Jennie will be able to see it live tomorrow at school.
I have just finished the regatta 93 boats took part. It was a blustery day 7-8 knots, the ladies team came about 43 place, best ladies team,lots of drama took place. Riddlesdown school raised £2000 for charity.
How is your science experiment coming along?
I know you have been creating lots of exciting art work.
Enjoy the next few days
Love Mum
Hi Nonie, glad all is going well. Really interested to hear about the art project ‘of course’. We are doing some ice work here with the Shells and 4ths adding text to water and then freezing it. Can you send some text that could go in some of the blocks. They will then be filmed and projected as they melt,
enjoy your time there
Mr Lloyd
hi Hayley. Hope your hvaing a great time in the arctic, ive been reading bout what you’ve been up too ,it looks great. missing you loads at school and cant wait untill i see your blog.
lots of love and good luck!
from Rose x
hi, sorry i havent spoke to you before this :s.
I hope you are having a good time. What did the polar bear look like?
i did my competition the other day on sunday i came third in my team medal but i dont know where i came overall.
bye see you soon
jennie x
hi liam its nancy jennys friend
i hope your having a good time in the artic and that its not to cold !
i wish i could see a polar bear!
sounds like you are having fun.
i think we are going to watch your live video diary soon.
see you soon
Are you having fun its great to see you Liam. Is it scary watching those ice glaciars fall right in front of your own eyes?
Have fun and i will talk to you soon.
Im watching your diary and its really good have fun. Bi Rachel
Hiii
Hope Your Having A great Time ?
You Seem To Be Having Fun! We Have Been Reading Your Blogs!
We Have Been Watching Your Videos You Have Been Making
See You When You Get Back
Nicole Jens Friend
Hello, This is your It class typing, courtesy of Dan. Alison wants to know why it is called Cape Farewell. Martyn wants to know how deep the snow is in the middle of the arctic. Mrs Love wants you to bering some back for a Beverage. Nerissa would like to know if you had seen any other animals apart from Polar Bears? How would you protect yourself if you ran in to danger with any animals?
Love From 11G/ IT1
hey hayley are you still keeping the diary and will you let us read it when you get back. are you still making the song and have you been inspired to do things. so have you been getting along with the artists and scientists? we look forward to seeing you soon bye xxx
Hi, message for AMY STURGESS, you look amazing, just watched your videos! Keep it up girl, see ya soon xxxxxxxxxxxxx
hello friends , wish u all the best- and take care, with lots of love , god bless u all.
I hope your having a great time out their liam. Make the most of it and by the way MAN UTD vs EVERTON finished 1-0 to Man Utd. Come on u reds. By the way Jose Mourinho has been SACKED as manager of chelsea. Lol hes such a weener
By the way man utd play chelsea on sunday so we should win especially with mournhio missing.
Lol michaels trying to say it was mutual but it was a SACKING.
Have a great time out there.
Tim
Hello to all the sailors, hello Amelie,
Wow! Great picutre on the bowsprit!! We want to hear all about you stories! Quelle belle aventure! Have fun.
Cath
Well done Akash , we’re all very proud of you, good luck from all at BT Ealing .(your mum’s work colleagues)
Ahoy Hayley and Jess,
Great photographs! We can’t wait to see the rest. We are all so envious and can only imagine what you are experiencing… SWIMMING IN THE SEA!!!!! Wow!!!! You are very brave Jess.
Safe journey home.
From all at the Art Dept at Kidbrooke School
Amy
Logged on today and the images are brilliant! The ones yesterday with Suba dancing really good.I have b een hurrying home from work every day to have a look what everyone has been doing. Grandad might even be able to use the computor now that he has been on it so much!!!!!Lots of love grandad and grandma
helllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooo there AMY STURGESS looks ace what a superb place to go to saw at the pictures your cinema trailer wow better than the film darrell says you can have the polar bear as a pet! look after yourself lots ofxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx uncle mark auntie annie cousin marlon and cousin annelise
Just seen your latest video and am quite envious. Hope the ‘projects’ turn out successful and look forward to hearing first hand one day (with musical accompaniment of course!) Safe trip home; Aunt & Uncle.
A big thank you to you all for making this trip so memorable and thought provoking.Have a safe trip home. See you at the airport tomorrow. I am sure you will all keep in touch.
You have all helped to give us some insight into what it is like there. Well done. Love Mum
hey dolly, i’m getting great at this web site, your dad (the computer wizz) is still struggling! been swimming eh!!! you nutter! lol bet it was as cold as that plunge pool at center parks!, enjoy your day today, last one eh :o( hope you’ve taken lots of photo’s, we’ll find away of getting the photo’s printed from this web site also. i’ve had grandad paul, aunty juju, and sharon & chris tellin me that your in the observer, i’m going to see jake today i’ll call in for a copy from ju ju’s can’t wait to have you home, feels like ages now since you’ve been gone. missing you loads now! wana cuddle up with my girl again!! love you loads, soooooooo, proud of you honey love mum, dad and jordy xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
hi. nice blog . thanks.
Hey Kath. Hope you managed to get some warm outfits! Good luck out there. Sounds like it is going well so far. We are enjoying a few weeks of calm here
Keep us posted. Take care. mxx
Hi Liam It’s jimi from the band Doves here.Hope your feeling better Lad.
What a sensational adventure your all on !
Good luck to everyone involved and enjoy .
Love Doves
Quite a surprise. It makes you think more about the world that we live in. Very inspiring.
dear nonie,
its emmie from mount house!wow its amazing to see you in the arctic!how cold is it?i hope you don’t have frostbite!!!i watched your videos-you look great, very professional!!!!!!seeing polar bears must have been incredible-do they eat people???if so be careful!!!i saw morsey had commented-darling your’re famous!!!!!!
have a fab time!!!!!!!!
lots of love (and luck) emmiexxxxxx