Sometime after that micro-burst of rain came through last night, the seas picked up! The ship's been rocking pretty steadily -- although certainly not as bad as the crew has seen it. No one's getting sick yet; that's the most important thing!
But -- and maybe this is the power of suggestion after a conversation I had at breakfast yesterday -- I had some weird dreams last night. Marine technician Keith Martin told me that when the ship really starts rocking and rolling, passengers have nightmares. He once dreamed that he was being eaten by a shark!
Despite the rough seas, the researchers are still deploying the nets this morning to see what they can collect from the water. They want to see what's living where -- and, here's the tricky question -- why. The net is actually a pretty big piece of equipment, so hopefully it will go off without a hitch!
Meanwhile... some of the same researchers who were working when I went to bed are up this morning. These people really don't sleep!
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