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Tuesday, July 30, 2008
Welcome to my Hawaiian Adventure with the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE). Over the next two weeks, I’ll share my experiences onboard the Research Vessel Kilo Moana (below) as I sail with 23 scientists and the Kilo Moana crew from our port in Honolulu out into the Pacific Ocean. |
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R/V Kilo Moana (photo credit: NOAA Ocean Explorer)
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Each day I will post journal entries and photos describing and illustrating the research being conducted at sea. Feel free to email questions and comments during my journey and share in the experience of living and working at sea. |
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Diamond Head Crater (Photo credit: www.portal.fsgenesis.net)
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I arrived in Honolulu a few days early to explore Oahu and visit with a former Carteret County School teacher and administrator, who now lives in Oahu. We hiked around Diamond Head (above) and snorkeled at Hanauma (pronounced Hah-nah’-ma) Bay (below). Diamond Head is an extinct volcanic crater that overlooks the city of Honolulu. Fort Ruger, a major defense fort occupied the crater in the late 1800s and an observation deck was constructed in 1910 to assist with target sighting. Learn more about the geology and history of Diamond Head by following this link:http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/diamond_head.html
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu (Photo credit: M. Sutton)
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Hanauma Bay is part of the Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary is where the humpback whales migrate to in the winter for their breeding and calving season. The whales do not eat during their visit to Hawaii. When summer approaches, these magnificent creatures migrate to Alaska to feed and replenish their fat stores for next year’s breeding and calving season when they return to the sanctuary near Hanauma Bay. You can learn more about Hawaii’s two National Marine Sanctuaries and the other NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries by following this link: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/welcome.html. |
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Wednesday, July 31, 2008
We are leaving the port at Honolulu today and heading out to sea for a 2-week research cruise. I will continue to post daily journals and photos which can be accessed through the following website: |
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http://cmore.soest.hawaii.edu/cruises/operex/sutton_blog.htm
You can also send your questions and comments to me during the cruise by using this email address: sci23@km.soest.hawaii.edu. I hope to hear from you and look forward to sharing my adventures at sea. |
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