I just returned home from another 3-wk trip to Maui. This trip, I inspected and confirmed that all experiments were still in place, cleaned & repaired equipment, and collected additional data. If you need a refresher, you can read about our projects here (last 3).
I also scheduled some free time with my good friend, Maui roommate, and future dive buddy Mark. We had a lot of fun hanging out! Shenanigans included Gabriel Iglesias (LIVE), MBC, Don’s winter wonderland, Lulu’s pool & bevs, etc. We also got to hang out with Meg D on several occasions, and much of Makai Watch folks (incl. CORAL & DAR).
- Gabriel (LIVE!) was hot, fluffy and hilarious!
My dive buddy this trip was Mindi Summers, also a student at Scripps. She was a huge help, a lot of fun, and great in the water. We swam all over the island, collecting water samples, scrubbing CAU cages, deploying SeaFETs, harassing urchins, and gawking at sea turtles, humpback whales, mantas, nudibranchs, and a tigermokacuda. Work hard, play hard; I need a (short) vacation from Maui. ;~)
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- Mindi was the quintessential dive buddy & ‘lab’ assistant.
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- These starship destroyers of the sea are thick this time of year.
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- Mindi practicing her underwater juggling
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- Pau Hana = surf session
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- Settling sediments.
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- These little parrots are keeping my cages clean.
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- The epitome of majestic.
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- The flame angel is the star of the reef…brilliant!
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- An endangered hawksbill stopped by to inspect our work.
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- Deployed SeaFET (pH sensor)
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- Mindi assuming “the position.”
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- Mindi & shelled friends
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- More like a seapony.
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- Clod cards deployed to assess water motion
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- Clod card construction – glueage
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- SeaFET, dive slate, and Niskin on a “Pam” float — pH time!
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- The elusive “tigermonkacuda”
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- Clod card construction: drillage
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- Levi assuming “the position.”
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- Have you seen the movie Junior? It’s like that to the Hippocampus.
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- Scorpion leaf fish: per pound, the coolest fish on the reef.
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- Urchin diversity cages look great!
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- Mark Miller on the longboard
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- Pau Hana = surf session
