Out at Sea: Day 1

There are two groups of people on the boat: the crew, and the passengers. Most of the passengers on ship are on the trip to spend the whole winter at Palmer Station. They consist of construction workers, cooks, water inspectors, food inspectors, IT people, waste management, and many others. Think of Palmer as a little city. There are only a couple of us grantees on this trip that are going to Palmer for Science, but I understand most of the Science people are already there. We have three strict meal times during the day, and surprisingly, the food is excellent! From salmon with avocado sauce to roasted tomato with barley, we have been stuffing ourselves every meal! Kudos to the chef!My day consists of doing some work in the morning, and relaxing in the afternoon by watching a movie or going up to the bridge (that's where the captain is). In the evenings I read a book, and the rocking boat soothes me into sleep. The water has been very calm so far, and the weather has been good. Hope this will last for the next couple of days!

location: lat -55,34° long -64,57°
Temperature: 9.5°C

Passing a ship at Dusk.