This is the End…
To all the folks at home who have been following our southern adventures, our days of blogging on site are coming to an end. Today we drove down to the Bayou and started our day with a rousing dose of thunder, lightening, and more rain than we would care to mention. Elmer’s Island was right in the center of a rather exciting thunder storm and most of Grand Isle was under water when we found it. After waiting out the storm we finally got on the beach to collect some oil. Helen, Liz, and Katie found patties along the beach, but I struck out on the jetties. I nearly died traversing slime-coated rocks and what do I get? Barnacle cuts and smelly board shorts.
Never one to complain, we made our way back to Elmer’s Island for more tar balls. I prayed and danced to every oil god I knew to no avail. Once again I was unable to find any oil of my own. I was able to help Liz, Helen, and Katie fill their own composites, but I brought in no oil of my own. We finally called it a day and headed back to New Orleans for a dinner of pho and sticky rice.
This summer has been a whirlwind of science, long car rides, and fun in the sun. Here’s to buckling down and doing the real work next week…