One of the best parts about being at sea is truly the food. The cooks on board are great, and we all get to look forward to 3 hot meals every day (in a few days we will devote a special update about the Revelle’s fantastic cooks). Every meal so far has been delicious, and the selection is surprising. You wouldn't think that we could eat so well out in the middle of the ocean, but we do! In fact, there are a few of us that are worried that after all the ribs, and hamburgers, and fish, and mashed potatoes, and chowder, and cookies, and pie, and homemade ice cream (etc, etc, etc) they might have to use the big cranes that lower JASON into the water to get us off the boat!

Luckily, there's a gym on board. Not a full gym, of course, but a nice, little, cozy, air conditioned room with a treadmill, a stationary bike and a rowing machine. And there's a weight room as well, equipped with free weights and a bench press and one pulley system for working your arms and back. Working out on a moving boat is fairly difficult, as you can probably imagine. You have to get your timing right on the treadmill, or you'll end up falling face first into the information screen, or backwards into the wall! It takes a little getting used to. And for all of those taller-than-average people, of which there are a few on this cruise, the ceiling panel has been removed from directly above the treadmill. That way, rather than hitting your head, the tall guys can run with their heads in the ceiling with the air ducts and water pipes!

Life at sea is a balancing act - not eating too much, exercising enough, and just finding some time for yourself so you don't go stir-crazy! But don't get me wrong... it's incredibly enjoyable, especially when you get to spend your time with the awesome scientists, engineers and crew, like the team that's aboard the Revelle right now.

The Revelle's cardio equipment

The Revelle's rusty weight room

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