November 4, 2018: Hello from the R/V Endeavor! Kate here as a UNOLS volunteer from Portland State University. Due to weather we were forced to come farther south to begin the science. I started bright and early at 0600 for the first Marine Mammal Observation (MMO). It was a beautiful sunrise but alas there were no sea critters to be spotted. The weather today was wonderful, and we accomplished a ton before lunch. The team was able to recover and launch a lander as well as deploy a CTD and collect water samples.

After the grueling weather we went through to get down here everyone is in good spirits and ready to work. The temperature is getting warmer so the sunscreen and shades are coming out; making us all look super stylish in our PPE (personal protection equipment). Let’s keep our fingers crossed for more sunny days and calm seas. 

Cheers!!!