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Our science mission is officially completed. Everyone can now do a collective sigh of relief. No more split shifts, mid rats, deployments and processing. Oh yeah we need to pack! ## Preparing for the crossing. I mentioned earlier that this is an interdisciplinary science cruise. Doing this type of

I'm sailing away, Set an open course for the virgin sea, 'Cause I've got to be free, Free to face the life that's ahead of me, On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard, We'll search for tomorrow on every shore Thank you Styx for the great tune #Meet Emily# **Attending an Ocean Sciences

Today was a perfect weather day. The winds were light and the sky was clear. Visibility seemed unlimited. We spent a lot of the day processing a mega core and a JPC. They collect sediment samples that are used to look for the remains of diatoms and forams, among other things. The diatoms produce a

"Make hay when the sun shines". My Mom used to say that when it was time to get my chores done. I can almost hear her saying it today. We had a lot to do in one day. We are now in the 36^th day of our cruise and only 3 days left to do science. After that we must prepare for the 1700 mile crossing of

Looking back on our blogs we have informed you readers on many different things that we have seen/done in Chile. But we are yet to inform you on all of the awesome wildlife we have been seeing here! To top the list; birds, birds, and more birds. I myself am a birder and planned ahead and researched

This morning, we were picked up from our hotel by an embassy car with three Foreign Service Officers, of whom two we got to know pretty well: Mary Sue and Dinah. They took us to an international school, Nido de Aguilas, where we presented to an eigth-grade science class about our trip. The students

Good news, we have cleared the thick ice and are now in relatively open waters. Mapping of the sea floor with the multi beam and CHIRP systems is in full swing. The PI's are meeting as I write to plan the next 6 days. That is the number of days we have left for science. We have worked around the