by George Matsumoto | Feb 22, 2022 | SAGA South Atlantic 2022
S.H.A.R.K. Rio del Mar Elementary School – Santa Cruz, California ; February 20, 2022 Our next deployment was S.H.A.R.K. from Rio del Mar Elementary in Santa Cruz. The name stands for Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, and was selected because: “Our class...
by George Matsumoto | Feb 16, 2022 | SAGA South Atlantic 2022
Angel Shark St. Joseph’s Academy—St. Louis ; February 16, 2022 Angel Shark from St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Louis is in the water! For our second deployment, there was just as much excitement among the science party to help decorate the float! In fact, a large...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Feb 13, 2022 | SAGA South Atlantic 2022
KHS Guppysaur Kearny High School—San Diego ; February 13, 2022 Our first float is in the water–KHS Guppysaur from Kearny High School in San Diego! Sitting here writing this from the middle of the ocean, it’s hard to believe that I was back home in San Diego only 2.5...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Feb 5, 2022 | Expedition, SAGA South Atlantic 2022
Welcome to Expedition A10.5! Introducing Channing Prend, who will be posting updates for the A10.5 expedition ; February 4, 2022 After a week-long quarantine in a hotel in Punta Arenas, our cruise is finally underway! Being confined to a single room for a week has...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 10, 2022 | Expedition, South Atlantic 2022
A premature ending Some sad news from Cabo Verde ; 10 January 2022 Location: 42.3 N, 71.1 W Some sad news from the A13.5 cruise: unfortunately, we will not be able to sail this year. A confluence of unfortunate events, including a generator on the ship requiring...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 3, 2022 | Expedition, South Atlantic 2022
The Beautiful Cabo Verde Spending a few days in Cabo Verde ; January 4, 2022 Location: 14.9 N, 23.5 W As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, we are spending a few days in Cabo Verde, which is an island off the west coast of the African continent. Originally formed by...