mariners of the sea

We were whisked away from our warm beds at 5:30 this morning to go on a fishing boat to observe the coast and tow our loggers to gather data.  Although it was difficult to rise at such an early hour, the sunrise made it well worth the lack of sleep.  

I was in charge of collecting water samples whenever their was a temperature change of a degree or more.  I had to lean over the side of the boat while it was in motion.  Needless to say I got soaked.  It was refreshing!  The waves were so violent that two of our members became sea sick and spent most of the trip leaning over the railing.  Our captain was towing a few lines off the back and after about an hour we caught a 10 pound papio.  She was a beautiful fish, and an even tastier dinner!

We spent the rest of our afternoon inside sorting our collected data on computers.  Since the sky decided to empty all the rain held in its clouds, I did not mind this one bit!