I have now been onboard the Sharp for just over two weeks, and I am having so much fun and learning much more than I though I would! The second half of last week was a lot of the same, dredging and sorting on repeat! We said good bye to the scallop crew on Friday in Woods Hole and we made it down to Lewis, DE Saturday night, but because of an issue with the engine we spent the night anchored right around the corner from the dock. We got to the dock first thing Sunday and spent all day unloading the boat. Most of the computers and gear got unloaded in Woods Hole with the science crew but there was still a lot to come off once we got into Lewis. We spent all day Monday loading science onto the boat with the plan being that we would leave on Tuesday. When Tuesday came around we still weren’t ready to go so our departure was pushed back to Wednesday, so now all the people are ready to go and the ship has changed its mind! As we got ready to leave the dock early afternoon to ride the tail end of the high tide out the drivers in the engine decided to stop working. The engineers are down in the engine room as I type this working away to get us off the dock but no one seems to know when we will be leaving! This next cruise is a group of scientists looking at the effects of thunderstorms. I am not quite sure of the specifics of what they are looking at but I hope to learn more about it as the cruise gets going. The sciences crew comes from Old Dominion and Penn State. I am very impressed with the amount of gear and equipment they have managed to get into this boat!
The photo I included is of one of the science watches at their last dredge station of the trip, we all climbed up on the table for a photo op!