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| The
view from the hangar at Baltimore-Washington International Airport
(BWI). Nice sunrise, but boy, it was too early! |
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| Jen
Costanza (right) and Liz McCliment from the University of Delaware
College of Marine Studies wait around to board the flight. They will
fly from Baltimore to Houston, and from Houston to San Diego. |
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next three photos are aerial views from the plane. We think this is
Arizona. |
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| More
aerial views from the plane: we think this is New Mexico.
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| A
last aerial view from the plane. We think this is southern California.
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While we wait for our ride from the San Diego airport to the R/V Atlantis,
Hepsi starts to document the trip via digital camera.
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| More
members of the UD Extreme team (with their gear) — Kevin Fielman
(middle), Jay Wheeler, and Liz McCliment — are glad to see sunshine
in southern California. They were even happier not to have to lug
ALL their stuff by hand! |
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| Liz
wonders where our ride is. |
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| The
gang patiently waits for their ride to the ship. |
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Piles of luggage and equipment served as impromptu beds in front of
baggage claim in San Diego. |
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| The
University of Delaware team is
now on board the 274-foot R/V Atlantis. This is the stairway
that the folks going down in Alvin use to get into the submersible.
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| Here's
a peek at Alvin in its hangar. In a few days, the sub will
be busy taking us diving. |
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| The
only safe place to be when scientists are unpacking is out of the
way. We've never seen so much happen in such a short time! The University
of Delaware group was the last to arrive, so many people were willing
to help out. |
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| All
of the luggage and equipment for the cruise was piled into the main
science lab. Here everyone is trying to sort it all out and decide
where to put everything. It’s a big ship, but space is valuable!
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| The
process of sorting and unpacking is pretty slow when everyone is this
fatigued from long flights. |
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| This
is the cabin that will be shared by education coordinators Jen Costanza
and Hepsi Zsoldos and scientist Bekki Helton. Here is a view of their
cabin from the door. It comes complete with three bunks, lockers,
a sink, a desk and a chair, and an armchair. That long list makes
it sound big, but Jen says space is definitely used efficiently!
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| Hepsi
grabs a few extra winks of sleep. The curtains keep your sleeping
space nice and dark and (mostly) private. |
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| This
is another view of the A-frame aboard R/V Atlantis including
the tracks that Alvin is rolled down. Alvin gets
rolled down these tracks that extend from the hangar to the A-frame.
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| This
is the A-frame that is used to deploy and retrieve Alvin
from the sea. |
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| This
is a view of the part of the A-frame that is not functioning properly.
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| This
is a close-up of the part of the A-frame that is being repaired. Hopefully,
it will get fixed so we can depart on Monday morning as scheduled!
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Hepsi digs in to an egg and cheese sandwich at breakfast. Jet lag
makes her really hungry! |
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