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R/V Pelagia Cruise SME 117 INDUS
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Thursday, 1 January 2009
2008. Last sunset. Warm, pleasant, coconutty. After a long day's work. Hungry! HAPPY!   Ancient boat silhouettes at the horizon. Sardines in clouds of squid ink. Translucent. Milky. Hazy. Music. Dancing. Everything! NEW!   Crescent Moon embracing Jupiter over Pakistan. Meat over burning coal. Smoke. Wine and warmth. Explosions and implosions. Bells. Handshakes. Another, YEAR!   January 1, 2009. RV Pelagia. Arabian Sea over the Indus Canyon. Record coring day: 27 m
‘New Year swim’