Calm seas conducive to knitting

Not much new to report aboard the Kilo Moana. We have exceptionally calm seas and this ship is equipped with a double hull, which makes the ride even more smooth. The pitch and roll of the ship (how it moves) are slightly more unpredictable with this double hull geometry, but in general I think it adds stability.

We are still transiting to our recovery location and just collecting gravity, bathymetry, and magnetic data along the way. So, to kill some time, McCall has taught me how to knit! I may or may not be working on a scarf for someone special :) She is working on a blanket for her brother who will be getting married next month. The time we spend knitting together she has deemed Salty Crafts.

The rest of my time I spend reading murder mysteries either on deck or in my bed, which often leads to sleeping. I haven't quite got accustomed to these crazy 12-4 shifts yet, so it seems like every spare moment I find myself dozing off. But, soon enough we are going to resume our Marine Geophysics class on board, which means I have to do some science reading. I don't think my brain is prepared to get back into thinking again, seeing as I haven't done much of that in the past two weeks.

What else I haven't done much of and am starting to resume is working out. I found out sadly that the elliptical trainer doesn't seem to be working so the only cardio option is the stationary bike. This might get pretty boring pretty fast. But hopefully all the food on board will keep me motivated! Speaking of the food, last night we had calamari steaks (don't ask me how those work, they were actual breaded steaks of squid) and pasta with bolognese. This morning, french toast and several varieties of sausage (including pineapple), and for lunch, fried rice, shrimp tempura, chicken stir fry, and some pot stickers. Did I mention the gigantic cookies from heaven? Yeah, that stationary bike and me are going to become real good friends. I can't remember what is on the tall menu for dinner tonight, but I'm pretty sure it involves a pesto pasta bake...