Worlds Apart

My niece has been on this ship the past few weeks, in the Chukchi Sea (north of the Bering Strait). She & I talked via Gmail Chat last week, while she sat looking out of the 6th floor's windows.

She, between Alaska and Siberia,

and I, in rural Kansas.

For more information about the The Coast Guard Cutter HEALY:

http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcHealy/