It has been absolutely busy, but hearing that land was near gave us something to work harder for!
Since our internship is coming to a close with Woods Hole drawing near, we have upped our work to double time! Trying to get s much stuff done and scrambling to find anything we can perfect before our arrival for all those folks waiting to see the R/V Atlantis since it has been dry docked for the better part of a year and retrofitted with brand new equipment. Working with SSSG (both Allison and Chris) has given me such confidence with working with so many different tools, I feel like I can take this knowledge and apply it to things in my future. One thing is particular I am excited to try applying what I picked up and learned from the internship is creating my very own live-in van and customize it myself for all my traveling needs.
I am sad to be leaving everyone and the boat, a place I dedicated a month and a week, but happy for the opportunity to work alongside some very dedicated and hard working people, seeing all the sights that I would have never had the opportunity to do otherwise, and making long lasting connections. I hope that in the near future I would have the opportunity to do another internship to be able to work on more research vessels, or better yet see if any employment opportunities come up that fulfill everything I wish to dedicate myself to the scientific community.
A safety test conducted at sea before our arrival, all with expired safety equipment. Never fired off a flare, was pretty exciting!
Came by some drifting hardware that attracted an ecosystem of fish, including these mahi-mahi! They’re such beautiful fish, just amazing. Truth be told, I did feel a bit sad but at the same time the cook on board utilized both the whole fishes. Fillets taken, roe collected, and bones acquired for a great stock.
Obligatory fish photo, the bull was me sized!
One of the last sunsets I was able to enjoy before woods hole
The welcome we got when we arrived! Not pictured was the fanfare of boat horns also welcoming us in.