Spring Break in the Tetons

This is my first entry, so here goes...
I just didn't get enough of the 500 annual inches of powder Grand Targhee has to offer! So while Catherine set to sea, I headed back to visit Eunice & Maz over spring break. Once again epic, in the week including my trip, it dumped 60" of the fluffy stuff! Four great days on the mountain were capped of by crystal clear skies and views of the Tetons on the last. Time to get my season pass for next year! I had to upload this great image of Maz and I on the last day...

Photo Credit: Ms. Lynch

Much fun was had off the mountain as usual. In between carving turns, cocktails, and darts, we managed to dye some Easter eggs and cook a delicious ham dinner.

And we watched many episodes of Lost.

The whole time we missed Catherine and wished she was there to share in the fun!

First few days at sea

We sailed Wednesday morning at 9 am.
The day before the Coast Guard came and we had to do some drills.
The day we sailed, we had to do obligatory drills: fire, man overboard and abandon ship.
That very first night after leaving Woods Hole, we had a fire alarm and had to get up at 3 am. You could see that missed sleep on everyone’s faces the next morning.
The sea so far has been kind, a whole lot of rolling side to side, not too much pitching, yet. Before coming I obtained scopolamine 3-day patches to help with the motion sickness. This medicine is kind of weird, it makes me feel lightheaded, but no motion sickness. I can’t complain!
The whole crew is really friendly and they have made us feel very welcomed and at home. The stewards (galley staff) make wonderful food and I fear that we might all put on some pounds. Luckily there are lots of stairs to climb.
After leaving Woods Hole we sailed to the Long Island Sound with hopes that the wind might blow the air from NYC, but the wind changed. We still sampled around the sound for a couple of days.
The PMEL Dream Team: Derek, Catherine, Lindsey and Drew (aka the kids)


There was one scientist that needed to get off before we sail across to Europe, a boat came to pick him up from New Haven, CT. Originally there had been talk of pulling into Boston Harbor, but since he got off early we were free to head East.

This morning we woke up to a little rolling, but it’s starting to get worse.
The ocean looks big and beautiful and so so blue. The sun is shining and the wind is blowing hard behind us.

Woods Hole, MA

Taking a quick break from work to post some pictures.

My co-worker Drew:

Jessica at the top of the stairs

Mendocino Coast

CD and I decided to get away for the weekend- sort of a romantic getaway before my departure for the cold climates of the north Atlantic. Brrrr!
So we drove down to Fort Bragg and Mendocino. It is a beautiful stretch of coast!
On California 1:
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dramatic rocks


We stayed at a quaint Bed and Breakfast in Fort Bragg. A few minutes walk led to Glass Beach:





We were hoping to see some whales off the coast since it is migration time. Unfortunately both days were extremely windy and there were too many white caps making it near impossible to spot them. Other than the wind, it was sunny and fairly warm.


Cabrillo Point


the Lighthouse


On Sunday we walked around Mendocino and had lunch before driving home.
CD in Mendocino


Also, this month marks the advent of spring, so before leaving I've planted my garden. Let's hope there are no further frosts.
We have also already started to enjoy CD's latest batch of homebrew. Here he is on bottling day