Core on board!!!

We have started to look at the first cores retrieved from Hole 1256D ...

We begin with detailed macroscopic descriptions ...

 and later on our "Structure Team" captures all measurements and observations into the DescLogik database.

while waiting for the 1st core on deck, ...

I may as well try to stay in shape right?

Tonight before dinner we had a group of pilot whales passing by ...

Royal Wedding Celebrations on JR

 

Today was a celebration day for the Royal Wedding of Kate and Wills, so we had to wear hats to be part of the high tea reception, lots of fun ...

 Our two co-chief scientists, Benoit Ildefonse (left) and Damon Teagle (right) on the deck of the JR ...

Mark Kurtz, Juergen Koepke, Michelle Harris, and Jessica Till ...

Immersion Suit ...

In case of abandon ship procedure in cold waters, one is supposed to wear an immersion suit ... now how many of you would really like to see me wearing one of these?

Tricones

These are the types of drill bits that we use for coring the ocean floor ... rather hard-core isn't it?

Easter Cake on the deck of Joides Resolution

Easter Sunday lunch was a BBQ served on the deck of Joides Resolution and desert was AWESOME!

A pilgrim falcon on the deck!

Drilling deeper, drilling further ... we hope ...
In the meantime, a bird of prey landed on our ship, majestic and merciless!