After a rough night last night with all the waves, today felt a lot better. We passed through Tierra del Fuego at some point during the night, and are now in the Atlantic Ocean again. Seas are relatively calm, but still no sight of land for most of the day.
Bob and I spent the afternoon washing bottles so nothing would grow in them before Tim gets down here in January. I also spent a lot of time packing up my supplies in the lab, or at least organizing them into boxes so I can start an inventory so I know where everything is. All of my samples are ready now, also, so that’s good news; one less thing to do tomorrow.
Other than that it’s been pretty uneventful. Just before dinner I took part in an “outbriefing” where I gave feedback to the people on the boat to make sure that everything I expected for this cruise was achieved. There were really no complaints, other than the CTD malfunctioning, but they all knew that so it was okay. The captain also reminded me that had it not malfunctioned, we would have missed out on Pork Lockroy and Neko Harbour – so everything happens for a reason.
We did get a really nice sunset after dinner, though, and began to see lights on the horizon. Stian told me they were oil rigs – I had to look twice, because for a second I thought I was back in the Gulf of Mexico! But it was a comforting sight. I sure do miss Antarctica, but I think I’m ready to get back to UGA and see my friends and family.
The last picture was taking looking back from whence we came - to Antarctica (and also Tierra del Fuego). There was some strange haze on the horizon. No idea what it was, but it looked pretty neat. Perhaps smoke from Tierra del Fuego? That'd be strangely ironic.
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