Weather Report
Time : 11:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Air Temperature : 8 Degrees Celsius
Sea Temperature :13.2 Degrees Celsius
Wind Speed : 4.4 Knots
Water Depth : 129 meters
Latitude : N 55.14
Longitude : W131.38
Ship's Speed : 11.8 Knots
Last night in the twilight from eight to 9 PM the whales were breaching. The ocean was calm and the whales performed in the distance. The sunset glowed to the port side. Sunset around 9:40.
This morning the ship was in the port city of Ketchikan, Alaska. The snowcapped mountains are boldly standing guard over "Alaska's Gateway." The Zodiac was lowered to starboard by one of the three cranes on-board. Scientist Mark Wells and three crew members motored to the dock. One member of the crew will be flying from Ketchikan to his home in Portland, Maine. A new crew member joined the ship as did Media Specialist Ron Lisnet. All aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson heads back toward the Hecate Straight, only this time the vessel will sail south along the eastern shore of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
Researchers continue filtering samples, viewing slides, and collecting data as we sail to the southern tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands to gather more samples, before heading out into the open Pacific Ocean. Am I nervous? “It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that--it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. Everything is unknown--then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?” - "John Lennon"
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