May 30, 2009 Royal Visit

I arrived at NEEM camp with the Crown Prince of Denmark and Norway, and the Crown Princess Victoria from Sweden. With them came many members of the press from each of their countries and their body guards. There were so many people in this group that some of them had to be flown to the nearest city ,Thule, as there was not room for them to sleep here! Every spot in the camp was a place for pictures and interviews so it was hard to know where to go.

The press traveled with us and took pictures and interviews every moment

We could not see them on TV or in the newspaper at NEEM camp, but Denmark, Norway and Sweden did! This kind of visit is good for science because it calls attention to the work that is being done here.

JP and Dorothe are married and change places. When one comes up, the other goes home to Denmark.

You will see Krissy Dahnert with the royals in the kitchen. She is 28, from Wisconsin and is an ice core driller in Antarctica. Krissy is here to learn more about drilling and see the new NEEM drill. She has already been to Greenland twice, Antarctica twice and will go again in December. See what you could do if you study science?

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Krissy Dahnert, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

The royals only stay one night and they are off the next day.

Off to board the plane!