by George Matsumoto | Oct 14, 2024 | Pacific 2024
Final floats and arrival in Guam We successfully deploy the last four Argo floats and come into port in Guam ; We have reached the end of our journey across the Pacific! In the past few days, the Thompson crew and I have deployed four more Argo floats (two core floats...
by George Matsumoto | Oct 12, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Neptune's Court Fulfilling Neptune’s requirements to cross the Equator, plus deploying the New Millennium Academy RHINO-float ; October 12, 2024 So, I just completed my first equator crossing aboard the ship, and it was wildly fun! It all started with a group of...
by George Matsumoto | Oct 12, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
National Geographic Resolution Olympics The National Geographic Resolution Olympics get underway, and the NG Resolution No 1 float is deployed. ; October 9, 2024 The National Geographic Resolution’s Olympic games have started! Basketball, ping pong, pool table, paper...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 8, 2024 | Pacific 2024
Halfway there! Argo float deployments continue! And we skip Monday. ; Since I last wrote, the Thompson crew and I have deployed three more Argo floats, two BGC floats and one core float. That brings us to just past halfway through the journey! Every single deployment...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 8, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Oligo Oligo – adopted by the Sydney Distance Education High School in acknowledgement of the Oligocene ; October 7, 2024 The first 10 days have already gone.. They went so fast! And they were all beautiful, with mesmerizing sunsets and rainbows that have blessed...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 6, 2024 | Pacific 2024
First two BGC floats We deploy the first two biogeochemical Argo floats of the trip, and I try my hand at seawater sampling ; I’m delighted to report that two new BGC Argo floats have been sent off on their watery adventures! Our BGC floats are shipped in sturdy...
