Today was a very busy day! We spent the morning meeting people from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML), our host institution, and from the University National Oceanographic Laboratories (UNOLS). These wonderful folks taught us all about the history of the research fleet and the organization, how to request ship time, and how to start planning for an oceanographic expedition. After lunch on the ship, we spent the afternoon touring the R/V Point Sur, and learned more about the planning and execution of a successful cruise. In the evening we had a fantastic bbq at MLML overlooking the water- and saw humpback whale spouts in the distance! Tomorrow we finalize our cruise plan, and get all the equipment and lab supplies ready to go. We are all looking forward to sailing on Wednesday!
R/V Point Sur at dawn.
Views from the ship:
Smokestacks. Fishing boats .
Sea lions (these we could hear barking all day long!)
Joe Carlin demonstrates donning of the “gumby suit!” We all thought he did this quite gracefully and quickly for a first timer!
All photos by: Amanda Netburn