I woke up around 8 a.m. this morning, still recovering from the chaos that was last night’s waves. The ship was rocking so much that sleep was basically optional so yeah… I was definitely feeling it this morning. Luckily, the waves calmed down a lot as the day went on, and everything started to feel […]
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Water, Rough and Colorful (By Rachel Snyder)
This morning I awoke to the sight of white-crested waves outside the cabin window and the sound of those waves crashing against the rocking ship. It was quickly apparent that these were the roughest seas we’ve experienced so far on this journey. In fact, the ocean was so rough that the deck had to be […]
Deep Water, Tamales, and a Very Cute Wave Glider (by Valentina Perez Garcia)
Today started early, like 5:30am early. But honestly? Totally worth it, because we kicked off the morning with a wave glider launch alongside some genuinely incredible people. We watched it speed off toward the horizon right into the rising sun, floating away on the waves. It looked incredibly cute bobbing away into the distance. After […]



