Yes, we can do laundry on the ship and here's a photo of the mess room where we eat.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where we eat and do laundry
Yes, we can do laundry on the ship and here's a photo of the mess room where we eat.
Our Sampling Equipment
One is a box corer to collect sediment. The other is a frame with camera and bottles to collect water.
photos from the ship
Hi Everyone,
Will try to get some more people photos later today. Here are a few photos of the ship. This is Pira eating his dinner. He works with me on my shift.
Pam
June 1, 2011
Hi Class,
Happy June! It the last month of school. I hope the weather is getting warmer and everyone is having outdoor recess. Today, I started coring and camera work. I will post ship photos sometime after midnight (your time when you should all be sleeping). We were very lucky today as a huge pod (100's) of dolphins has been following our boat. Since I'm working at night, it's difficult to take photos to see the dolphins but we're trying so that we can show you also. The best part is that there are tiny dolphin babies following their moms around. I have to say, they are quite cute. I hope that one of our photos will turn out so that you can see them also.
Can anyone name a type of dolphin or whale? I'll write more soon.
Miss you all,
Pam
Happy June! It the last month of school. I hope the weather is getting warmer and everyone is having outdoor recess. Today, I started coring and camera work. I will post ship photos sometime after midnight (your time when you should all be sleeping). We were very lucky today as a huge pod (100's) of dolphins has been following our boat. Since I'm working at night, it's difficult to take photos to see the dolphins but we're trying so that we can show you also. The best part is that there are tiny dolphin babies following their moms around. I have to say, they are quite cute. I hope that one of our photos will turn out so that you can see them also.
Can anyone name a type of dolphin or whale? I'll write more soon.
Miss you all,
Pam
Monday, May 30, 2011
Beautiful Moth
Does anyone know how you can tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly? I will send you the answer on my next blog post. I don't know what species this is and have been trying to figure this out on the internet. If anyone could let me know this would be great.
Pam
Calibration station
We are on site calibrating our navigation equipment. Here are two photos to show you where we traveled since yesterday.
Ship's position
I will keep this updated as best I can so you can see my track. Click on the image to make bigger. Pam
photos from the ship
Hi Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Wood and Class,
We left the dock at 6:30PM this evening heading to a place where we will test our equipment before we arrive at our first deepwater station. I've taken some photos of the different places on the ship but am having trouble posting these. I will keep trying. Both the ship and equipment are very different from what I used on the California survey. The camera system we have is to take pictures of what lives on top of the seafloor, not what's living inside the sediment. We also have a box corer to take big mud samples, we didn't have this in California. I will try to take photos of the people I work with so you can meet them, too.
Pam
We left the dock at 6:30PM this evening heading to a place where we will test our equipment before we arrive at our first deepwater station. I've taken some photos of the different places on the ship but am having trouble posting these. I will keep trying. Both the ship and equipment are very different from what I used on the California survey. The camera system we have is to take pictures of what lives on top of the seafloor, not what's living inside the sediment. We also have a box corer to take big mud samples, we didn't have this in California. I will try to take photos of the people I work with so you can meet them, too.
Pam
Friday, May 27, 2011
Downtown Brunei
Hi Everyone,
Today I had an opportunity to see some of downtown Darussalam in Brunei (see photos). The ship will arrive tomorrow. I will take photos of the ship and will show you the set up for the field work ahead.
Pam
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 25, 2011
Hi Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Wood and Class,
It's Tuesday evening here in Hong Kong. I traveled yesterday and today from Boston to Toronto to Hong Kong. There's a small delay with the ship we will use to sample so I am lucky enough to have one overnight. It is a big city, just like New York or San Francisco. Has anyone visited these cities? I took a train from my hotel to the downtown market area. Above is a map of the train system. My hotel is on Lantau Island (not Kowloon or Hong Kong Island). See if you can find it on the map. Downtown Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Island so you can follow my path from Asia World Trade stop to Hong Kong stop. On the big map north of Brunei is Hong Kong, see if you can find this, also.
While I was downtown, I went to the markets where they sell all sorts of fish, prawns, meats and other things. Let me know what you think.
Pam (Abby's Mom)
It's Tuesday evening here in Hong Kong. I traveled yesterday and today from Boston to Toronto to Hong Kong. There's a small delay with the ship we will use to sample so I am lucky enough to have one overnight. It is a big city, just like New York or San Francisco. Has anyone visited these cities? I took a train from my hotel to the downtown market area. Above is a map of the train system. My hotel is on Lantau Island (not Kowloon or Hong Kong Island). See if you can find it on the map. Downtown Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Island so you can follow my path from Asia World Trade stop to Hong Kong stop. On the big map north of Brunei is Hong Kong, see if you can find this, also.
While I was downtown, I went to the markets where they sell all sorts of fish, prawns, meats and other things. Let me know what you think.
Pam (Abby's Mom)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
Only one more day to go before I leave for Brunei. Brunei is a small country on the island of Borneo. On the map I have circled it in red and put a large red arrow at the location where I will be sampling with my coworkers. Keep checking for updates. I have all your cups packed and ready for the journey.
Pam
Pam
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
presurvey information
Hi Everyone,
With about a week before I leave for Singapore I thought it would be a good time to post some information. My email will work but I'm not sure about my phone. If my number changes I will post it here. Our survey is anticipated to start on May 23rd. I will receive a ship email and will post this to the blog, also.
Pam
With about a week before I leave for Singapore I thought it would be a good time to post some information. My email will work but I'm not sure about my phone. If my number changes I will post it here. Our survey is anticipated to start on May 23rd. I will receive a ship email and will post this to the blog, also.
Pam
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