Our first day at sea went well with calm seas and fine weather. We are now 500 km west of Wellington, out in the open ocean with no land in sight. We have arrived at the site of the first ocean bottom seismometer (OBS), and are trying to communicate with it. The seismometer is on the seafloor, 676 meters below our ship. We use an acoustic (sound) device to send a remote command to the OBS to tell it to drop a weight and float to the surface. Stay tuned to find out how it turns out!
Safety first - we quickly learned about survival suits and how to put them on. Awkward and silly looking but they could save your life.
Our first sunset at sea, over the northwest part of the South Island.
Kind of reminds me of an orange Gumby!
Anne: Looks like You’re trying to survive in the suit itself! Great pic for next years holiday letter! It’s foggy and 1 inch of snow here today….so really liked the sunset/ocean pic. Take Care.