Shakedown Cruise

Between the government Trustees dragging their feet through endless conference calls to hold up our research plans and the impending tropical storm in the Gulf, we sent only two ships to sea two nights ago... the Ridley (big red ship doing acoustics) and the Rachel Bordelon, a cousin of the Bunny Bordelon. In fact, check out the Bordelon Marine site... all the ships are named after kin. Click on "vessels" and explore the different types. There are lots!

It's 6 am Central time, and I'm at my desk in our new "trailer" outside the BP building. We still park in the massive lot (which they are paving today), go through security, eat in the cafe, and have our laundry done, but we are in a separate structure now. It's not bad. Yesterday they put a "Mom's Sno Balls" truck next to our trailer, a Lousiana favorite. I haven't paid for anything here in a long time. My credit card is wondering where I've been. The hours are definitely long, but I really enjoy the work and am feeling more comfortable and knowledgable each day.

Another VP of the company called me yesterday and wanted to know about my work in Hawaii, because Entrix is trying to have a larger presence there too. He wants me to write up a description of the various projects I worked on out there. So it looks like I'll probably have a long and promising career with Entrix! I can't believe how much I've learned since that first call on Memorial Day night. I'm loving it.

I'm headed to the boat yard today for a meeting with some technical people about new oceanographic approaches to our problems. I'm sure there are no camera restrictions at the boat yard, so I'll finally have some eye candy to post. Hope all is well at the lake or wherever you are.