The R/V Armstrong and her crew are no less than what I remember them to be from my last experience onboard two years ago for the first ADEON cruise: professional, timely, respectful, and wonderful. I am excited to be back for ADEON 4.0.

We left the dock early yesterday morning and have been trekking steadily southward towards our first station off the coast of Virginia all day and into the night. A storm system sitting just offshore of the eastern US is trying to throw a wrench into our plans, kicking waves up into 10 ft swells or more in some areas – not so fun conditions for getting our science done!