We have been at sea for nearly two weeks, and during this time
we have seen many things… the hints of exciting geologic structures under the
seafloor in our data, waves, whales, gear going off the stern. But we have seen
very little of the sun, until today. Most days have been overcast and grey. Now that all the equipment is deployed, there is
nothing requiring us to be outside except for the occasional XBT launch, so
it’s easy for a day or two to go by without going outside at all. It is even
possible to be totally unaware of the weather for long stretches of time since
the main lab, where we spend most of our time, is windowless and below the
water line. Instead of windows, we have monitors showing what is happening out
on various decks from a series of cameras around the ship. Today they showed bright sunshine
reflecting off the water behind the ship. After spending a few minutes out in the sun on the deck, my
unaccustomed eyes are still seeing spots…. Back to the lab!
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| Bern and James are on watch, so they can only watch the sun on TV from the lab. |
Donna Shillington
13th June
