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A Weekend in Woods Hole
August 16, 2025
Our time at WHOI has been short but impactful. After a grueling day of travel, we arrived at the SEA campus late into the night and starved as we waited for Connor to feed our greedy mouths. Then we embarked on a red-light tour of the campus and hunted for cabbage, the local compost-loving skunk. They think there are 4 to 1, but we cannot be certain as we did not see him.
The next day, following a late night of the massive game Magic, we fueled up and vanned over to WHOI. Our wonderful tour guide, Neil Clarke, and our classmate Ethan brought us through the facilities and showed us some amazing ROV’s and AUV’s such as Jason Jr. and Remus. We also saw the titanium ball from Alvin, the HOV that dived on the Titanic and hydrothermal vents. After a quick, but delicious lunch and a stop at the eeffoc cafe, we headed over to the aquarium and saw many amazing sea creatures we hope to see in the wild. They even had a seal named Bubba! After a short stop there, we went to Kenzie’s, our first marine tech, lab and learned about autonomous SLOCUM gliders and acoustics. We saw about six or seven. She specializes in implementing the acoustic technology on the gliders to find and track whales and ensure their safety.
We then journeyed to the beach for Marco Polo and beach volleyball, which was a fantastic time. Our fun time was limited as we had to head back to campus and prepare for a cookout by our wonderful PA’s where we met most of the crew and SEA members. We enjoyed delicious burgers, hotdogs, card games, frisbee, and sailor songs before cleaning up and preparing an awesome surprise. Taz, a fellow student, turned 18 and needed a proper celebration. So, we picked up a cake, candles, sparklers and party hats and prepared cottage D for a party. The celebration was a lot of fun and the cake (from his Grandma, Mom, and sister!) and ice cream was bussin. Everyone then retired to their rooms and prepared for a morning of packing and blogging. Now we are writing this blog and mourning our soon-to-be-taken phones as some of us are “screenagers” and cannot go without them.
See you at sea!
Davis, Jesse, Nathan, and Katie
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