42 is the magic number that has been defined in my life as the answer to life, the universe, and everything (thanks Douglas Adams, and especially Mom and Dad for hooking me on scifi early), so every 42 has a little bit of extra meaning. Today marks 42 days at sea, and I thought I would share some of the lessons learned and wisdom that comes from spending this much time offshore. #1) Adult life is sharing a post on Facebook and restraining yourself from yelling at your friends and family "WOOOO WE OUT HERE" because it's a tad bit unprofessional, and instead sharing it on your blog because honesty is important and the mission of this blog. Sometimes I'm amazed that I hold a degree because I have been known to talk to fish (or beg them to jump out of the water again), or name my buoys (Not Bob, Scuttle, Hei Hei, Sebastian, and Kasper are attached to the barrier folks), and generally have continued using the same beach/surf slang I've gathered since childhood. In moments like this I do have to remind myself that it's okay to be myself, especially because there's not a whole lot of science to be done other than waiting for my buoys to continue taking their measurements. #2) As long as you can play off that you almost fell over as being due to something OTHER than the ship's movement in the swell you can TOTALLY make it as a passenger on an offshore vessel. #3) I totally want to keep on living that good boat life and REALLY want to sail across the Pacific in a sailboat. Not wisdom per se, but definitely something I've learned on this journey and thought I would share.
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10/24/2018 08:20:25 am
You can do it Bree! If wanna live the boat life and sail the Pacific DO IT.
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AuthorBree Gibbs, here. I'm a recent Master's Grad just trying to share what it's like to be a trash scientist (for those who aren't in the know, I'm a marine biologist). Categories
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