Enough about science for today , yesterday it was a good day for wildlife , we saw whales , seals and penguins , a lot of everything . Furthermore , we pass close to another ship , even more rare than finding a whale in this latitudes . It was another BAS ship which was going to refill one of their bases .
I would like to finish with one reflection : when I studied my undergraduate degree in Marine Science in Cadiz , they were really proudthat our degree was multidisciplinary ( a little bit of biology , geology , chemistry , maths , physics …). I agree that ’ s really important and makes science more interesting . However , what they didn ’ t say and it ’ s even more important on cruises is to be “ multiskilled ”. Oceanographers on a cruise need a lot of others skills to carry out our job . Starting from “ interior design ” on how to put your instruments on the lab to make your live on board comfortable , through electronical and electrical connexion ending on some plumbing , climbing , English writing , organization , ordering things , keep the track of where your boxes are and a long long list .
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