Well guys, we’re back in Seattle for a couple of weeks. Since my last post, we finished our survey for internal waves with SWIMS the towfish off the Washington coast with the group of scientists called “The Wave Chasers.” We got back to Lake Union, where the University of Washingtons’ dock is located, last Friday. Lucky enough for me I have family in the area, so on my off time I have received the grand tour of the state of Washington.
So after the weekend off, I reported for duty on Monday morning. We started off by tracing some Cat-5 cable (Cat-5 is commonly used for internet connections and linking different computers together) because of some networking issues. Once we had traced our wires out, I was tasked with clearing the dock of some junk that was no longer being used, a fun task indeed!
After cleaning the dock, I found out that the machine shop guys were trying to get their shop repainted after an electrical upfit. Needing to have it repainted before Thursday, I offered my services. Painting is what I have been doing for the last few days, breaking for a few hours for a Mar Tech staff meeting to discuss things to get done while in port. Once I am done writing this, I will be replacing all the lanyards on the Niskin water sample bottles that are mounted on our rosette. Well until next time, Brophy out!