Day 14 S-Y-D-E-N-E-Y! (Written on Feb 02, 2013) My early “alarm” clock for my midnight watch was in the form of a bright and breezy (but then apologetic!) phone call from Micah in the west, being three hours behind us! Hmm, 8pm becomes 11pm where we are on the east coast! Spilling into the wheelhouse […]
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Day 13 Voyage Report
We have arrived Safe and Sound in JB! (Written on January 31, 2013) I am spared my usual tapping at the door as we travel through the night and will be anchored in Jervis Bay during my watch. The guys decide they’ll cover my watch anchoring during this time, so kindly they let me sleep. […]
CetaceanTunes – A poem by Micheline Jenner
Cetacean Tunes The oceans’ sound Is deeply profound The orchestration Of frequency segregation Most astounding And compounding Cetacean tunes Belting under full moons Carefully chosen frequency Across the whole spectrum you see Dolphins squeak at higher Hertz Blues in low tones blurts Will they have all conferred? To keep the signals un-blurred […]
Day 12 Voyage Report
Day 12 Last Day of Survey… ohhh… (Written on Jan 30, 2013) The midnight deployment records blues and whistles in 120 metres of water, but when the RF range is poor the systems are shut down and Whale Song is quiet once more… In the deep canyon crossed yesterday, sperm whale foraging calls were […]
Day 11 Voyage Report
Day 11 Bouncy Bass Strait! (Written on Jan 29, 2013) Thoroughly getting into the groove of my midnight watch I have been naturally waking five minutes before Resty’s gentle knock-knock-knock on our door. The soft light of the highly appointed moon fills two port windows of the wheelhouse. Almost immediately upon deployment of the […]
Lighthouse – A poem by Micheline Jenner
Lighthouse Serious beacon Sea-keeping reason Ancient way to light the night And guard capes out of sight Tall, slender building With light guiding Pulses short – pulses long Helps the sea-going throng Comfort of sailors And ancient mariners The flash dispels the dark With each rotating arc Some headlands provide A […]
Killer Whales – A poem by Micheline Jenner
Killer Whales Killer whales As the name entails Are partial to mammals Especially other animals Deer and seals All become meals Also white shark Reality quite stark Top ocean predator A killing pre-meditator Kills efficient Not complacent Tall dorsal pose Brings ocean of prose Life at sea Efficiently Close knit […]
Day 10 Voyage Report
Day 10 Common dolphins comin’ in! (Written on Jan 28, 2013) The moon, oh, I love our moon –it streams a path to the portside wheelhouse door in between the intermittent cloud cover. Tonight on our screen a strong constant energy pulse at 50 Hz with tones at 40 and 60 Hz dominates, possibly blue […]
Hey True Blue! a Poem by Micheline Jenner
Hey True Blue! True Blue Now Antarctic blue It’s Australia Day! Please come out to play We’d love to see you And get a pic or two This is the day we wear our boardies And have a swim and barbies But out here on the blue We have a few things to […]
Day 9 Voyage Report
Day 9 Three Blues before Lunch! (Written on Jan 27, 2013) At midnight as I come on watch Maria has had orcas, sperm whales, the aliens and blue whales. It is a veritable cacophony of animals out here chatting at night. We deploy and monitor three sets of sonobuoys through the wee hours and only […]
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