<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[boatsdotboats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boatsdotboats]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:34:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.boatsdotboats.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day ??-19 This is a long one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay y'all I know I'm behind, so we're going to do a big catch up today. I counted and today is officially day 19 so I'm going to get back on track with my counting. When I started this blog I thought it would be a bad idea to list the day number in the title because I thought I would lose track. And that's exactly what happened, I know myself. But that means this post will be a bit of a brain dump just to get you caught up, so strap in. First we discovered that we had a stowaway. We named...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-19-this-is-a-long-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a636ececb33cd5ae8e958</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:18:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_00bc5f729a674ce1862b2cafe46ddde3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 14? - SHARK + WHALE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just wanted sour candy but everything is weird here and I ended up with this guy Also SHARK!! It’s a white tip shark, and you can see a humpback farther in the background. Ignore all the commentary, we don’t have the official video yet.]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-14-shark-whale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a645ddd424f5a9980aa92aa</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_8ab8583d345a4e288a966e2a38f1b08a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 12/13 - There's a lot of poop talk in this post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time I think I'm done crashing out, I'm compelled to crash out again. ^^^That was going to be my entire post, but after reading everyone's very kind comments last post, I decided to be more thorough. Y'all are very sweet, and I miss my land people. It's a weird social thing out here. You are almost always with people; there's 56 people on board and it can be hard to find somewhere to get away. But it is also lonely, because all these people aren't my people. And since we're all friends...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-12-13-there-s-a-lot-of-poop-talk-in-this-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6302b159dc3f2805c4cf5e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:08:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_c22af19e28e04c0192ad60e6df3b3a14~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 10/11 - I'm over it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright y'all I'm ready to go home. I know it seems too early for the sparkle of exploration to wear off, but you all wanted an honest look into life at sea so I'll tell the truth. Everyone is cranky, nothing works, and a handful of people have absolutely no chill. I shouldn't be this cranky until day 17, but I didn't go outside a single time today and I don't remember the last time I pooped. And I'm breaking out. And we had abandon ship drills yesterday and I had to put on the big neoprene...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-10-11-i-m-over-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a604f93e75006338f5aa941</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:26:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_f1e63a6084764aef986c82a0138e8644~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 9 - Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's the day, the tank is clean, and WE ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE. We (I say we, but I mean the deck hands) pulled up the gangway and today we hit the high seas. Well, we hit the high seas as long as we stay within 25 nautical miles of land because we have a broken gyrocompass. It's used for navigation, and not having one is technically a no sail item, but we make it work as we always do. Again I say we, but I really mean that the electronics technician has used the gyrocompass from another...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-9-underway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d8874a93b53fe88970bfc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:32:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_61f9a8511abb4981ad78bde2e5a1a6ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 7/8 - IDK what day it is already]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's almost time y'all, we leave bright and early tomorrow morning! We expect the seas to be really rough, so keep me in your hearts and know that I'm having a bad time. Here's a final glamor shot before we leave port: Science things are starting to happen. NOAA officers dove under the ship to fix the sound velocity probe, and I set up a microscope. One of us is more badass than the other, but I don't want the divers to feel bad, their work is important too. I've also been running around...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-7-8-idk-what-day-it-is-already</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5a98bfe447e3bde5854466</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:17:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_04f881d1590740baa79069578b381411~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 6 - Still Waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another day just sitting around in port waiting for interesting things to happen. I think I have failed so far to give some important details about the quality of life on the ship, so I'll fix that now. While in port, we can't dump any waste water, so we got this fun note posted on our doors: This was written by a man who is not on day three of his period, so I'll tell you we're still flushing. But it does mean we're all getting stinky. So I went on a sidequest, where a bunch of us gals went...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-6-still-waiting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5a95950d39a4adf28132e0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:03:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_ae4c145809474b63974442f4a4fd9415~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 5 - FIRE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, yes and no here, but you can't blame a gal for trying to be dramatic in this clickbait culture. Anyways, first thing this morning while still heading into port, the fire alarm goes off. We haven't had drills yet so everyone is unsure if this is real or what to do. But being good sailors we head to our muster stations to wait for more information. While we were outside we got to see a rainbow, so I think it was a rainbow alarm instead of a fire alarm. It turned out that the fume hood in...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-5-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a59246b48b343e14f13a6f9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:57:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_d9e41ce33ab44d64805d0768c48b926a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 4 - Land and back again]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is coming in a bit late, because I finally moved onto the ship (yay!) But the bummer was that I was relentlessly seasick and completely incapable of looking at a screen. Hopefully that was the last of it and we ease in to the rest of the cruise. We're actually heading back into port as we speak so it's calm for now. You may be confused as to why we're going into port when I left yesterday, so I will do my best to explain the timeline and give an idea of why everything is a logistic...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-4-land-and-back-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a582300f16fbd619a4bc775</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:30:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_4891575a38034012b1c30338156133b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day Two - BOAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't let the title fool you, nothing exciting is happening. I stopped by the ship today while it's in port to chat with some of the scientists, figure out logistics, and start organizing the wet lab. Not too much to report on that front, but here's your first look at the old lady: The wet lab is where I'll be doing all of the sample data management work. You'll be seeing much more of it over the next month, but here's a teaser: So for the time being, I don't have much to do. I bopped around...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-two-boat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a545d686c2bae2e2794928b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_8fd137bec0e743f49b66411b8c51897f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day One - Land pt. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for joining me as I adventure across the South Pacific Ocean in this highly anticipated blog. Taking inspiration from my dear grandpa, who has diligently blogged all of his cycling expeditions, I thought this would be a fun way to keep everyone involved. For 29 days I'll be sailing around the Cook Islands, helping to preserve and catalog samples collected by the ship from the deep sea. For those who don't know where the Cook Islands are, they're here-ish: Until the ship sets sail,...]]></description><link>https://www.boatsdotboats.com/post/day-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a50d3d3caeb8c9a250744b4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:13:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0648b5_1e0024f8c5e247b5a184fddd78218de4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_967,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jordan Schweizer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>