Photos from my sea expedition (part 1)

I started my trip in Oregon and saw sea lions for the first time! They were so noisy! One would start barking and then they would all chime in. I wanted to post a video, but I need to upgrade my blog account to support video files, so here is a youtube link instead.

The next thing I did was check in on the ship and settle into my bunk.

: The view of Newport harbor from the RV Atlantis

: Settling in with my cats for the month.

: The HOV ALVIN in its hangar, waiting to be of service.

My gym for the month. It was a small space with a concrete floor. The ship was in choppy seas for most of the expedition, so I couldn’t really do kicks or jump rope. I made the best of it though when I had the chance

Before unloading our equipment on the ship ….and after.

Everything has to be secured onto the counter tops or the floor in case we encounter high swell at sea.

We ate well. Food on a research expedition is REALLY good.

This is an incubator that we had to build for one of our experiments. It looks DIY and we called it “Not a bomb” because we had to travel with it and go through customs.

This was a probe that the other science team that we traveled with was working on. It’s a high pressure temperature sensor for hydrothermal vent measurements.

The ALVIN getting ready to be deployed. The sticker on the portal hub says “Subby McSubface”.

This is where I spent most of my time on the ship, on the RAD van. I use radioactive carbon to label enzymes that I am interested in. It needs to be contained in the space that I work in so that I don’t contaminate anybody’s work.

Next time I will post the pictures from when I went to the bottom of the ocean in the ALVIN. Until then, happy travels and keep reaching for your dreams!

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