CUPS!!!

The cups have been successfully shrunken! None were lost.

Sea Pen

This is a sea pen (a type of coral) that we found in one of our cores. It's a strange looking thing, isn't it? Not a typical coral.

Melayu and Bahasa and Scottish language

Hi Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Wood, and Class,

Here in Borneo (Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia...all three countries comprise Borneo) people speak Melayu or Bahasa, although most everyone also speaks some English. My Scottish friends on board the ship wanted me to further translate English to Melayu/Bahasa to Scottish (Doric): Here are some common words that I learned:

Thank you - Terima Kasih - Cheers Min
Good Morning - Selamat pagi - Like the Day
How are you - Apa khabar - Fit Like?
Yes - Ya - Aye
No - Tidak - Nae
Fine - Baik - Nae Bad
Good afternoon - Selamat Petang - Like the afternoon
Good night - Selamat Malam - Like the night
Goodbye - Selamat Jalan - Cheery Bye
I don't know - Saya Tidak Tahu - Dinna Ken

This is one of the fun things about working with people from many places. We learn about each other's languages and where we live, what is the same and what is different.

Pam

Sunrise on the South China Sea

Hi Everyone,

Here I am with my coworker Yusrein, with the sun rising over the South China Sea. The water is bright blue here, very different from the water back in Falmouth, which is greener in color.

Pam

Big Squid

One of the crew members was fishing earlier today and caugh this big squid. What a treat to see such a beautiful animal. Squids are in a group of animals called mollusks. Can you think of any other mollusks that you might see at the beach in Falmouth?

Pam

problems with photos

Connection not so great today. I'll try to upload the hauling of the sea trash photos later.

Pam

Hauling in Sea Trash

Hi Everyone,

Today we found a huge fishing net full of trash and driftwood. We decided to bring it on board the ship to help clean up the ocean. Here are a few photos of the process. You'll see some people that I'm working with in these photos. Kyle has his name on his helmet, he is one of our two camera technicians. Miko is running the winch. Rusmintardi is down by the net.

Pam