Cruise Diary
The cruise diary provides you with the latest news and stories from our colleagues on board RV Pelagia. The contributions may be either in Dutch or in English, depending on the author.
The cruise diary provides you with the latest news and stories from our colleagues on board RV Pelagia. The contributions may be either in Dutch or in English, depending on the author.
It is Saturday, day one of our way back. Which, due to rather bad weather conditions, turned out to be a bit more than a two day journey. Wind force 8/9, 6 meter high waves and a staggering speed of around 5 knots (even down to 2 knots): Texel, here we come!
Today, the scientists are processing the last samples, which in my case means filtering until the sun says goodnight. I can remember when I trialed and errored on folding my first filter, while holding one tweezer in each shaking hand.
Sun... (or at least there was)
The distinction between early spring and late winter is blurry when you step out on deck for the morning CTD’s to find snow swirling in your face. Despite the winter conditions, we are starting to see life, in the planktonic sense, at our stations.
And then "she" comes back. Exactly like a monster would, she comes out of the water, slowly. Only one thin and apparently fragile rope is linking her to us, but still, she arrives on the deck, full of the treasures we lust after.
One of the videos was a very realistic one that showed how a hand gets smashed if it is in the way of a closing metal door, it involved a lot of blood or more probably a large amount of ketchup. This one will probably stay in our heads forever.
Green for St. Patrick's Day ?
Packing, loading and unpacking all sorts of equipment doesn’t seem to be too challenging. But only if you are helping out and someone else does the logistic and precise planning.
WHAT is the CHARLET project about?
To celebrate that the cruise went really well and because today was Pi day, there was pie. Rik en Hein made an awesome cake which was definitely one of the highlights of the cruise.