Twice is Nice - Tasu Sound

Mark told us at last night’s meeting that the whole science team would get a tour of Tasu Sound in separate boat trips. That makes twice we have done sightseeing on the clock, which is atypical but highly prized. Ship time = money whether we are on board or not, so cheers to Bethany, whose grant is funding this trip! I have not had this much down time at sea since my 1st science cruise for a summer undergraduate research job.

So after they returned from sampling, several of us loaded into the workboat for our 3 hour tour. The engine died once, but Paul the Chief Engineer kept us going. The snaps speak for themselves, really (thanks Traci for the outstanding shot of the eagle’s butt). A sea lion gave us his equivalent of the finger as we motored by his rock on the way back to the ship – “You woke me up! You bastards!”

Bethany later found a site advertising a fishing resort in Tasu Sound, and it looks mighty inviting. It seems we could have just parked the ship in the narrows and caught dinner.