we are amidst the 2004 rupture zone again. oru most recent core in a piggy back
basin looks like we got the event. there is a nice upwards fining unit at the
top of the core. ifning up into a nice mud. looks like we have a good tail to
the 2004 turbidite. of course, when we launched and recovered the multicore
device (to capture the sediment-water interface, in up to 8 cores), it looks
like we overpenetrated as most every core was 100% full. after looking at the
piston core form this location, i am not surpised. we will have a few more
chances to capture this interface, so we are heading back to the trench right
now to get another piston core at this latitude. we probably have two more
trench sites and two more basin sites, plus or minus. if we are lucky.
i am looking forward to a week in phuket. i plan on staying in a bungalo on the
beachd on the west coast of the island. kata beach or patong. or several to try
different ones. i really want to go snorkeling to see coral reefs and tropical
fish (you know, the vibrant yellow, pink, and green ones). i may need to travel
by boat to an island to get good snorkeling. we'll see. i also plan on sleeping,
waking up, getting a traditinoal thai massage (2 hrs), going back to sleep,
waking up again for another thai massage (about $30 bucks for 2 hrs), for a
couple days before i go adventuring. kata beach is less tourist packed than
patong, but patong has discos where i might be able to socialize with some
beautiful ex pat. woman so, i will try to mix it up.
3:30 local time right now, gotta keep an eye on things. later.
louvre jay
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