First midnight watch!

Today was the first shift of midnight to noon for the nightshifters!
Unfortunately, I for one could not sleep much before the shift started, so
I am running on about 4 hours of sleep over the last 36 hours. It kind of
reminds me of undergrad finals week. Or grad school test weeks… Oh, how
I do NOT miss those 20 hour/1 week exams given by Arkansas State
University.

Anyway, for the past six hours, the three of us night-shifting grad
students have peered out the window to see the sights (see example below).
Meh. I can't wait until dawn. We only have 5 more weeks of this? I'm
going to be sad to leave… But I will also happy to come home (Hi Emily!).
If only I could bring Antarctica closer to home…

Coming up in 2 hours, the Zodiacs will be launched (small boats) to
suction-cup radio tag any humpbacks we can find that are approachable! We
hope to have a tag on by 9:30 EST. Wish us luck!

Until next time!