Humpback whale in Pacific from JRH
Earth Day’s reward was not miles rowed. Rick and Adam were rowing when thirty foot plumes of steam appeared from the sea with an industrial hiss. Huge coal-colored bodies rolled softly past us–five to eight humpbacks. The water was smooth and glassy. We quit rowing and watched off and on for the better part of an hour in silence, Continue reading »
Inside Passage Scenery
Left Port Hardy Friday morning. Good weather. The boat, now with five crew members, bustled with activity, anticipation and humor. As we crossed Goletas Channel the first of the ocean swells lifted our little hull. Besides the constant cooking of meals the trip to Bull Harbor on Hope Island was uneventful. Continue reading »
This is a series of blogs from Jordan Hanssen.
Jordan Hanssen April 11 Photo by Andrew Latreille
Blog 4, April 15
I am constantly struck by the concept of time at sea, perhaps all trips. Four days ago, we left Vancouver, really only two full days on the water. The launch in Vancouver feels like weeks ago, but rowing, living and working on this boat makes the minutes and hours ripple by. The first day out we had some seasickness, Continue reading »
Dr Fritz Stahr and OAR Northwest Science Liaison working on software to fix glitches in data logger for water analysis eqiuipment.
Two nights snuggling in Snug Cove? I have to be honest, I feel we deserve it. Realistically we could spend one week, maybe even two just getting a handle on all the fancy electronics.
As the days progress, and we just start to get a handle on everything we gave ourselves to do there is the very start, really just a bud at this point, that the idea of turning our rowboat into a researching/communication device is pretty cool. At this point it manifest itself large in sighs and resigned laughter—which is a decent step up from the rage and frustration of where we have been for the last month.
Let me take you through some of the basics of our shipboard schedule as it pertains to these topics:
Science:
Rowin to Bowen.
Sorry this did not go out last night. However, I assure you we have been busy. Our crew has chosen to spend this morning on Bowen Island in Snug Cove, getting up to speed with our brains before we get up to speed with our rowing. Unlike the 2006 team that all lived together and was able to learn a lot of the same things at the same time this rendition of OAR Northwest is scattered throughout the Pacific Northwest. This means each of us have been pursuing different aspects of this trip and creating different strengths as we came to the launch. Continue reading »
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