Hello everyone,
I’m sad to say as I write this I am already home. I was hoping to post this before I left the ship but the satellite was acting rather funny so I couldn’t.
However, I want to say that this internship has been an incredible experience. I have learned so much in the past twenty days; it is hard to think I could retain so much. Yet I still only scratched the surface. There is so much to ROVs and piloting is not even half the battle. What I learned was that the real task was to keep the robots running and well. The work in such an intense environment that it is paramount that they go into the water working, otherwise they break and everything comes to a crushing halt. That is quite a bit of pressure on an individual hehe. Still it was an amazing time with some very interesting and unique people, all united with this common drive to unravel the mysteries of the sea. I have many pictures to commemorate my adventure and I truly hope that this is the beginning and not the end. I certainly got the itch and want to come out to many more cruise.
Whether the next time I go out I will be an ROV pilot or a scientist I can’t say, but I look forward to the next time and for now turn my gaze to the next adventure.
Goodbye until next time,
Michael Smith