Some pics...many more to come !

[tonmo]

Another person I think we're missing is Shepmoon -- anyone get a pic of him? BTW, Shepmoon (if you're reading this thread), how was whale-watching on Sunday?

 

[Cephkid]

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! You caught me looking at my camera during one of the speakers...uh, uuuummm...........speaking? Speaking! Anyway, I would show my picture of you doing something similarly irksome in retaliation, but with the few pics I have, I am more likely to pass the test of valor and cut down yon tree with a herring. Curses!

 

[tonmo]

Hmm... what kind of "irksome" pic do you have of me, might I ask?

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad) before anything got started... there were no speakers speaking at the time!

 

[Squidman]

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad)

T'was he.

 

[Shepmoon]

Another person I think we're missing is Shepmoon -- anyone get a pic of him? BTW, Shepmoon (if you're reading this thread), how was whale-watching on Sunday?

Ohhh I forgot to mention...I don't show up on film or in mirrors. Sorry!

Nice to meet you all. I'm sorry I didn't make it back for the afternoon talks and festivities. I went to the Aquarium and got totally worn out between some ongoing health problems and the absolute insanity (a Saturday afternoon, after all) at the Aquarium.

Whale-watching was awesome! We saw several humpbacks, one of which did a considerable head-slapping performance, plus a couple pairs of blues (somewhat rare, we were told), plus a lovely assortment of dolphins playing with the boat. Very cool! Alas, no giant tentacles suddenly dwarfing the boat.

Add my thanks to all the organizers. Very cool con!

Shep

 

[Gaetan P.]

I hope everyone enjoyed the "Ban Bottom Trawling" Stickers. Sorry I wasn't there. LOoked like a hoot.

G

 

[Cephkid]

Hmm... what kind of "irksome" pic do you have of me, might I ask?

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad) before anything got started... there were no speakers speaking at the time!

NEE!

Must you be so proud that I have none?! Dappy eenglish, your mother was a hampster, and your father smelt of elder-berries! (I watched Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail recently. ) Now be quiet or I shall taunt you a second time.

 

[Melissa]

more pics

Here are a few more pictures from Monterey

 

[cthulhu77]

Love the one of the two dark overlords...

 

[CapnNemo]

Here are a few more pictures from Monterey

His that a 'Hi My Name's Cthulhu' name badge that the Great Old One is wearing?

 

[Melissa]

Cthulu didn't have the cash to register, but we couldn't say no when he asked for a nametag.

 

[Melissa]

MBARI tour pictures

Here are some photos from the MBARI tour.

This is the pool where things are tested before they go out.

 

[Melissa]

more MBARI pics

And the yellow underwater unmanned machines they build and send out.

The Navy man working on these described the levels of pressure they are built to withstand and what kind of filling is used to enable this.

Each has something along the lines of "this is not a weapon - please contact MBARI" with phone numbers and email addresses and urls to facilitate return. Last year, one was retrieved from Norway...

 

[Melissa]

MBARI tour pictures 3

Solar panels provide the energy used by some of the underwater equipment (not Ventana or Tiburon - they need too much).

 

[Melissa]

more from MBARI

Outside, the first group got a look at the Zephyr, an MBARI vessel. The later group left the hallowed halls just as the Ventana arrived at the dock upon a different boat.

The "arms" in the photo of Ventana hold large canisters and their "lids" for top and bottom. The jars they return with are essentially acrylic tubes with caps that are removed from top and bottom until the desired sample is within. Then the "arms" slide the top and bottom over the openings to secure whatever specimen.