Monthly Archives: June 2014

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Some of you may have noticed that the log in was not working for commenting on the blog.   To fix this we have REMOVED THE LOG IN.  To post a comment from now on, just click on “leave a comment”, … Continue reading →

Seawater is teeming with microscopic life – a weird, wild, underwater zoo. There are gelatinous blobby creatures, animals with tiny legs and claw-like appendages, and organisms so strange-looking that they could have come straight out of an alien movie, except … Continue reading →

  Today was a big day! After breakfast, we had a meeting discussing the day’s plan. The ship departed at 9 am, and then it was time for Tony, one of the Marine Technicians aboard the Atlantic Explorer, to put … Continue reading →

This morning (May 31st) we arrived at the ship at the port in Bridgetown Barbados. Dr. Conte, our cruise mentor, gave us a tour of the ship. During the tour she discussed safety at sea and pointed out that places … Continue reading →