5/18/2024 – 5/24/2024
When this blog is posted we will be 3 days away from NYC. This adventure so far has been one of the hardest and most rewarding educational experiences of my life. But, with our final destination looming over the horizon the consensus is the same amongst the entire crew, we are ready to see land!
The morning of Saturday 5/18, was spent inventing all of the bad air gun parts and securing them on pallets. These parts will be either repaired and used on future seismic missions or sold for scrap.
The highlight of Sunday 5/19, was that it was the calmest day that we have had the entire transit thus far. To be far, we have been very fortunate to have not much bad weather on our transit, but that day the water was like glass. The water was so clear and so calm that I was able to see Atlantic flying fish before they leap out of the water and the shimmering pillars of sunlight that faded away into the seemingly endless void that is the Atlantic Ocean’s depths.
The morning of Monday 5/20, was filled with the science team working together and cleaning the entire Main Lab space. The lab was in need of a “spring cleaning” and we were all able to make the lab look better than it has looked in a long time.
Believe it or not, Monday was also my birthday! I still went to work and had all of my daily duties to perform, but I don’t think I could have asked for a better gift than the incredible sunset that night.
Tuesday 5/22 was spent working in the Rack Room. This is where all of the computer systems scientific, navigational, networking, ect are stored. I was tasked with stripping wires, attaching connectors, and connecting them to their respective terminals. I also attempted to organize the maze of networking cables. That was a real challenge!
Stay tooned for my final blog as we get closer to NYC.