Maiden voyage...

at least for blogging. I hope to chronicle my experiences cruising, research style. Bring on the charismatic megafauna! Depending on how things go, I may expand this into a more general blog.

I will begin this series of posts for my next cruise, which will run from May 9- June 8, when we head out of Seattle into the Northeastern Pacific.

The most exciting close up encounter from a former cruise in 2006 was a sunfish (Mola mola), see attached for a picture of what I mean. Pretty odd-looking as fish go, evidently they float at the surface so birds can pick off their skin parasites. I hope to post photos of larger marine life on this trip...

Regarding subject matter, your mileage may vary. For the record, the film Life Aquatic is both exaggerated & strangely accurate regarding life on a research vessel. Although I have personally never experienced a research vessel with a live-abaord masseuse, but one can always hope...