Blake Ridge Cruise, Aug-Oct. 2000, R/V Ewing | W. Steven Holbrook

Mau at sunset

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:22:17 -0600

A kid from LaBarge, Wyoming, contemplates the sailor's life.

Mau Thayer and Jill Nimblett

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:20:37 -0600

I really can't remember if I was trying to sneak into this picture or sneak out of it.

Underway

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:14:14 -0600

Jill Nimblett, Donna Shillington, Dan Lizarralde, Steve Holbrook, Matt Hornbach, Mau Thayer.

The lounge

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:03:19 -0600

Nightly movies and a place to chat after mealtimes.

Unloading OBS's

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:02:37 -0600

OBS Deployment (daytime)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:57:03 -0600

Is Bob stifling a yawn, or realizing he forgot to do something?

OBS Deployment (nighttime)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:56:54 -0600

Andrew Gorman helps deploy an OBS. I tried to find a picture of Andrew in which he isn't smiling, but no such picture exists.

A cabin

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:55:59 -0600

One of the Ewing's more spacious cabins.

The mess

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:50:29 -0600

Kara Hackwith has the place to herself (and appears quite happy about it).

A sunny spot and a good book

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:47:24 -0600

Bob Iuliucci demonstrates why you should always bring a comfy chair to sea.

Ewing at the dock in Norfolk, VA

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:23:36 -0600

The view from up there

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:12:20 -0600

The view from the Ewing's crow's nest.

Not a good place to be

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:07:32 -0600

Satellite view of Hurricane Florence. Not quite high enough resolution to see the Ewing.

Florence weather map

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:59:14 -0600

This is the weather map we received on board showing the position of hurricane Florence. See that little square marked "WLDZ" just to the west of the eye? That's us. Needless to say, we ran away.

Hurricane sky

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:59:01 -0600

Nearby hurricanes can produce some unusual skies. This was a distant view of Gordon, the storm that followed Florence.

A wuzzle of wires

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:42:23 -0600

We brought a bunch of workstations with us.

Workstation

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:41:16 -0600

Streamer party

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:37:49 -0600

Donna Shillington and Matt Hornbach laying hands on the streamer.

Man I love doin' this

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:37:41 -0600

Ewing Science Officer Chris Leidhold living in the moment.

Let me check if this streamer feels right

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:37:31 -0600

Dan Lizarralde making sure all is well.

Godspeed, young bird

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:35:18 -0600

Sending a bird over the roller on the fantail.

The most important pre-cruise planning is...

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:33:50 -0600

... the shopping trip before the cruise. Here Paul Henkart and I stock up on caffeinated, carbonated beverages for the long cruise ahead.

OBS recovery

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:33:38 -0600

The best part of OBS work is when they come back to you.

Ewing crow's nest

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:31:56 -0600

I got a rare opportunity to climb to the crow's nest, the highest point on the Ewing. Here I am scanning the horizon for pirate ships.