Only 11 days before I leave for Costa Rica and expedition 345 to the Hess Deep. I have been spending the last…

Welding with a view!       Where are we now? Off the western coast of Costa Rica, in the…

o o o o       Fire Drill! Grab your helmet, safety glasses, and life jacket! Run up the…

The drill team does an incredible job bringing up cores in tricky situations! Where are we now? Off the western…

Another 6 am morning shot…Isla del Canos in the foreground and the Costa Rica coastline behind. The coastline was so…

Looking southeast out of my office window at 6 am, a beautiful sunrise over Costa Rica. You can see the…

This morning, a huge cake-like cumulous cloud dominated the eastern horizon, topped by a gibbous moon.   Where are we…

A beautiful morning off the Foc'sle Deck, looking northeast… Where are we now? Hole U1412C, off the western coast of…

Sunset from the Helo Deck… Where are we now? Hole U1412C, off the western coast of Costa Rica, in the…