Happy New Years!

Bethany Kolody


Happy New Years from the Ron Brown!  Or as we like to call it here, “Andrew day,” in celebration of the New Year’s Eve birthdays of everyone onboard named Andrew.  (Pictured below: Andrew Babbin and Andrew Collins hard at work with the CTD Rosette). 

To celebrate, the crew cooked up an amazing New Year’s Eve Ball complete with a photo booth, non-alcoholic fizzy toasts, and roaring dance jams.  I can’t help but admire the dedication that must have gone into acquiring 2017-themed photo booth props and confetti-filled party poppers far enough in advance to have them in the middle of nowhere on the ocean on New Year’s Eve.

Several guests came dressed to the nines.  Our hostess, Lydia, sported a smashing party tuxedo, and House came in full pirate attire. 

We were even visited by the mystical lobster-horse!  A creature as majestic as the unicorn, with the head of a horse, the claws of a lobster, and the heart of a hard-core partier.

Ultimately, though, we were all put to shame by the Capitan, who looked downright regal in his navy formalwear.

At midnight, there was even a ball drop! (The ball looked suspiciously like a fishing buoy cleverly disguised with shiny aluminum foil).  My idea of decorating the CTD and dropping it into the ocean at midnight was firmly vetoed by both scientists and crew, but the buoy-drop was satisfying nonetheless...

All told, I can say with certainty that I will never again have a New Year’s Eve like this one.  Thanks to all who made it unique, and especially to the crew members who poured their love and energy into making our little ship seem that much closer to home!

 (Remy, Bonnie, Lydia and Alexandra)

 

(Bythany and Javiera)

 Conrad, Alexandra, and Mariana)

(Gordy)

 (Lydia and Mark)

 (Cathy and Alexandra)

 (Alexandra and Remy)

 (Brian, Lydia, Mark, House, Josh, Dan, Alex, CO Kamphaus)