the last week or so. In fact, we are currently sampling right along the
international date line. We can't actually do anything on the other side
of the line, lest we start some sort of international incident, but we're
really close.
The weird thing about living on board is that days and nights don't seem
to be very different, at least from my point of view. There really aren't
any windows to speak of, unless you go up to the bridge. In fact, if I
want to know what it looks like outside, I go to the wet lab and look at
the navigation monitor, where we have a webcam pointed at the deck
outside. There is one 6 inch window in an outside hatch in a passageway,
but that's it. The only difference inside is that they turn off the
lights and use red lights to light the interior. It makes going
downstairs from a well-lit lab an adventure. With the moving ship, very
dark stair towers, lack of sleep, and very steep stairs I'm kind of
surprised I haven't hurt myself yet. There's still time.
We have been seeing lots of animals lately, bowhead whales, walrus, and
seals were all seen yesterday. The ship was following a lead in the ice,
where they like to hang out. Pretty cool.
We are beginning to near the end of our sampling, even though there are
still quite a few days left in the cruise. We will be doing some specific
sampling for one of the other researchers, but it will take place on the
way back to Kodiak. Then we have a week of transit time to wait. Great.
Talent night tomorrow. I'm not entering, because I have no talent. At
least not that anyone wants to see. : )
Later, Steve
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