November 3rd, 2018, Day 4 of EN626: ADEON 3 by Quintin Diou-Cass

Hi all, Quintin here! I’m a volunteer from Maine, pitching in on ADEON 3 before I continue on to graduate school in 2019. It’s day three of our overall cruise, and as we’re now in day two of rougher waters, our rocky transit down south has been less than calming for most people’s stomachs, including my own. As I’m writing this in what I believe is my *looks at watch* 40th hour of being confined to my bunk by the looming threat of seasickness, I can’t help but admit that I have seen little outside the ship’s portholes besides a stormy sea.

But nonetheless, I remain optimistic, as we should arrive to our first site with calmer waters within the next 24 hours. Then we can all escape our bunks and start doing the fun stuff, as I’m sure I’m not the only one excited to get their hands on a CTD, a bottom lander, or some zooplankton net contents. Keep following along for blog posts from others and myself down the line as we hopefully get a chance to dive into the deep end of research!