Today when we hit the dock the weather wasn't as bad as it was forecasted to be. We went to a new site today that is right between Cook's Bay and Opunahu Bay which was cool to do for a change. Our humpback whale encounter was also very cool. Andy and I spotted what we thought was a large bird or boat on the surface of the water when we saw the whales tail as it dove. Tom and Melissa instinctively jumped into the water and got a chance to see it underwater. Apparently it was a young whale that probably had just left its mother. They tried to maneuver the boat so that I could jump in and see it too but the whale I think was a bit spooked and took off before I could see it. I did see a needlefish however on the surface of the water when I was trying to catch up to this whale which was cool. It looks like a fish with a needle sticking out like a marlin. After our whale chase, we got into the water again and set up some plots at this new site. By the time we got back from our dive trip, we took lunch, worked for a little longer, and then started to set up for the BBQ. We made chicken kabobs which was quick and easy and then headed out to the bbq. It was fun hanging out and socializing. They actually took one of the small one person sailboats here and made it into a boat bar with ice and drinks inside which was cool. I'm pretty sure I took pictures of it. After some beers and good food I was feeling pretty tired. I was one of the last people to leave and it was cool to talk to Keith about the early days of the station where they had only a couple inflatable boats to do all their research in and how rural the island used to be compared to today. Got to get up for work tomorrow though so now it's time for bed. Until later.
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