Everything as usual

Sunset in the South Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Christina Schmidt

by Christina Schmidt, CAU Today we are right in the centre of a high pressure system, so everything is really calm. No winds, no big waves and, as it rained yesterday, no more salt covering the deck, make me sometimes forget that we are actually right in the middle of the South Atlantic. But we […]

Hump day on the Meteor

Training for the big table-soccer tournament. Photo: Anne Scherhag:

by Anne Scherhag, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz It is incredible how fast the time is passing on board the Meteor: Today is already hump day. I can’t believe it is already our 10th day in the South Atlantic, and I guess, the second half will pass even faster due to being settled into […]