M.I.A.

This card my grandmother made for me before I left tells the tale of the past few days... without the harbor and presence of humanity. Speaking of where we are if you have found the page with the ship's coordinates you will need to get rid of a few commas and periods to get them to work on google maps if you want to track where we are.


Well our satellite connection has been down the past few days and it's been mighty lonely not being able to talk to loved ones or get any messages out. At one point the sat phone was even down but I think everything is coming around on that end. On the upside weather has been beautiful with increasingly clearing skies during the day and the same at night, allowing for captivating star gazing. Here's a few quick pics if I can get them up before the internet goes down again and if I have a connection I promise to get some more content up tonight. We've seen a lot and done a ton of work in the past few days...

6-21-08 We thought we saw a dead whale and then there was a bit of an eerie moment when we came upon a capsized vessel. Our best guess was it was a fisherman's vessel and they got into trouble and capsized. They probably didn't have an kind of communication and perished sadly, but it was a wake up call of how alone we really are out here and how important lines of communication and sticking together as a crew are. We circled the area a bit and blew several whistles to check for survivors but this hull and bit of debris was all that was left. We radioed the coordinates to the coast guard and then went on our way. The following morning's weather was much soother and eerily calm as well, just going to show how much the weather can change in a matter of hours out here.
The water out here is hard to describe it is so blue so here is a visual aid of open ocean water in action. Visibility here can be as much as 75-100 feet.