I woke up this morning in a very bad humor; it seems that I was dreaming that I my hair was on fire so while sleeping I began furiously scratching and smacking my head, thus waking me up. Like I said, it wasn't the best way to wake up and I wasn't in the best mood. Luckily it was still early (for me) so I just stayed in bed for a while and read one of my books and let myself calm down. By this time it was getting on for supper so I sauntered down to the galley to grab some grub. They had some kind of cajun grilled blackened catfish and at was very tasty. Afterwards I went back upstairs to do some aesthetic renovations to a few of my Excel graphs. I'm still at a creative block with my presentation so hopefully I can get past that before I get off the ship.

Well, since Calvin's NAS went over the side in the afternoon, I wasn't able to work on that but the MOCNESS was scheduled for a sampling station at 2:30 so that worked out pretty well. Sorry, no glowing collection tubes although we did have something of a swarm of jellyfish. They're fairly large with a six inch diameter head and more than likely a meter, at least, of tentacles. I don't know if it's the stinging type and none of us were quick to test it out, so that remains a big unknown. They were floating all through the water though and were very easy to pick out, even in the dark. The fog and clouds decided to take a coffee break this evening so we were able to see the sun before it sank below the horizon. The sea was unbelievably calm today as we sailed west, just south of St. Matthew island. We were able to see several prominent peaks of the whole island. Near the end of the day it turned off a little chilly and the breeze picked up a little bit, but with a jacket all you had to endure were a couple cold ears. Not a bad trade off for the great view. Later on in the night when the sun had already set, the moon rose above the water in the east in all its bright orange glory. It was great so we all ran out to the weather deck to check it out before it rose behind the new cloud cover. It was just a really nice day today and to top it off, there's not a spot of fog this morning. This is a twofold blessing. Not only does it offer a great view but now I can sleep without having to use ear plugs to stop out the sound of the foghorn. I hate that stupid horn.

Anyway, to tie this off, I had breakfast and it was delicious, as usual. I'm currently in the blog writing/e-mail checking mode right now so I'll let you all go for now. Take a lesson from our dastardly polar bear "friends" and stay chilly.