in transit
The horizon doesn’t change much as we transit through the Indian Ocean at 14 knots (25 kmph=16 mph–I’m told this…
Hotspot Eruption in the Classroom
One advantage teaching science has over pretty much all other subjects is the ability to bring in cool demonstrations and…
Ship tour
Yesterday they took us on a tour of the ship. It was simply amazing. We got to go all over…
An unexpected port call…
Another note from Katie Inderbitzen, our CORK expert (and School of Rock instructor) aboard the RV Atlantis… Karma, it seems, is…
Checking on the Juan de Fuca CORKs
Greetings from the northeastern Pacific Ocean! I’m not writing from the JR today, but from the R/V Atlantis, support ship…
Last on-boat blog
Witching Hour
Wow is not good enough.
Wow is not good enough. I really do not have the words to describe today. We were to be in…
Return to operations
Well, it is time to come back to the coast. Hurd, one of the Rockers and the Captain Pete…
Dry Weight
Yesterday we got a little tour of the dynamic positioning unit of the ship. The Chief Mate Terry Skinner told…