Saturday, May 17, 2008
NOAA Ships
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, works closely with US Fish and Wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The NOAA vessel that has been in our area for 2 weeks, the Hi'ialakai, was our backup when we went to East Island Yesterday. They have been doing research in the shoals and will be here for about another week. They have invited us for a meal tomorrow. It will be fun to go out to the ship and have a good meal. I wonder if I will recognize anyone from my June of 2000 Teacher at Sea cruise? Sunday, the Oscar Elton Sete, will be at Tern Island dropping off 7 more people and some new supplies for us. The situation here at Tern Island will be different with 11 people on the island instead of the 4 that have been here for 5 weeks. In about 10 days the Sete will be back from it's cruise to Midway and beyond and will take 2 people off Tern Island and back to Honolulu.
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Hi Dad,
My friend Rachel talked to her friends and two of those 7 people are the couple they know. Rachel said they are very nice, and were very interested to hear that you were already there. I think it's so interesting that Rachel and I both know people on a remote island that has a population of 4-11 people.
Hannah
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