The good news is I don't think we are going to hit the tropical depression anymore! I believe it is supposed to have dissipated by the time we intercept it. But, the winds have picked up considerably (~20 knots or so), and the ship is feeling it. The waves really aren't that big (or so I can tell), but we are certainly going on a bit of a ride here. McCall describes it perfectly, like being on a mechanical bull. It's unpredictable and jerky. I was quickly reminded what it's like to be walking down the hallways slamming into the walls. We are also experiencing a bit of the cannon effect in the back, but apparently this isn't nearly as loud as it can get. It's pretty strange. The steep walls of the ship also make for perfect ramps for these waves, I got a bit of a spray on deck yesterday.
The Salty Stitchers have fallen in their first quoits match. We played my advisor's team, and his partner is totally carrying them. She scored three ringers which is good for three points each (we play to 21). I threw a ringer near the end, but it was too late. We lost 21-9. But it is fun! Our next match is today at 10:30 am. The waves sure throw an added twist into this game.
Otherwise, it's more of the same! Chugging along, but we have passed the half way point I think to get to our location. There was more filming of the music video yesterday, Julia and I got to yell some obscenities in the lab. We also had class yesterday, learning about how the ship can detect the sea floor beneath it using sound waves. It is hard to get my brain to snap out of its post-prelims coma.
Food yesterday continued to be spectacular! I missed out on blueberry pancakes for breakfast, but lunch was BBQ ribs (could smell them down the hall, so good!) with mac and cheese, green beans, and clam chowder. Dinner was another double protein night for me with beef (tenderloin?) with a béarnaise sauce and swordfish steaks, accompanied by baked potatoes and corn with roasted red peppers. I was able to resist the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and the carrot cake, but both were staring at me this morning begging me to let them become my midnight breakfast. We'll see if I can continue to fend them off through the hours this morning...
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