How the time has FLOWN! It's been a week of sailing aboard the Maersk Launcher and it feels like almost no time has passed at all! Though there have definitely been some marked improvements in offshore life for me. Highlights include:
However, we have also experienced some things not getting better - low points include:
Overall, life has been good to me aboard this ship. This morning actually started with my alarm going off at 5:50am (ughhh) with some Rice Crispies and black coffee all before our meeting at 6:15am. We are happily at the beginning of the Pacific Trials for Wilson/System 001 so today and the next few promise to be long but rewarding ones. Though getting up super early offshore has its drawbacks (see smashing face into reading light because I thought I slept through my alarm...), the sunrise this morning was absolutely SPECTACULAR! I'd also be lying if I said I didn't like it just a little (okay a lot) that I get up before the sun to put in WORK! It's really tough work because a lot of what we've been doing on the vessel has been largely physical labor, but it's super rewarding. So far life has been work, work, work - which is why I haven't been updating the blog as much, but rest assured I'm out here living my best offshore life and trying to do science-type things, though my research project for my thesis doesn't start for some time yet. At any rate I'm happy to be helping out with any and every aspect of this project I can!
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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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