Well hello there. Over the next three months I'm going to be going from Japan to Australia and New Zealand... via 2 months spent on a big boat in the North Pacific. I'm part of the scientific team for IODP Expedition 324, which aims to sample deep basement rocks from a giant underwater volcanic-plateau called 'Shatsky Rise'. Should you be interested, you can follow what I'm up to here...

Thursday 29 October 2009

A dirty Pollywog no more

Avast ye landlubbers!

We be sailing past the first land, us salty shellbacks have clapped our weary eyes upon for many a month.

Pinipel and Barahun off the port side, with New Britain, that tropical beauty most rare, off the starboard bow!





I did indeed espy a lone salty coconut floating past this fine ship this very morn, perchance a wee umbrella and yella straw protruding from its hairy side.
A pina colada I did crave.

Townsville, that most salubrious and welcoming of ports, does await us within the week...
We be hoping they be keeping their beer cold and their menfolk hot, in anticipation of this great vessel's imminent arrival. Onwards, to Townsville!

2 comments:

  1. You've finally lost it!

    Loved the earlier post about pollywogs and such. Very interesting.

    Not doing the jewellery making as a real career thing - just for a bit of fun.

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