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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