C is for Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!!!

Yesterday we were unable to unload at Cape Shirreff due to sustained 30 knot winds and 8 to 12 foot seas.  We will be trying again today, but yesterday there was not much to do except…EAT COOKIES.

You might be wondering why we keep mention these cookies and what’s so special about them.  We wish we could send a cookie through the screen to share them with you, but unfortunately that technology hasn’t quite been developed yet.  We’ll work on it.

Every morning, around lunchtime, the Chief Steward, Rameses, puts out a fresh bucket of chocolate chip cookies.  The best time to eat them is right after lunch, when they are still warm.  The chocolate chips are still melty; the dough is crispy on the outside; the inside is gooey – A little slice of heaven.   They are also delicious any time of the day; we find it extremely difficult to walk by the cookie bin without reaching for yet another cookie.  We asked Rameses what the secret ingredient was.  We were hoping it was love, but we think it’s probably lard.

 Thumbs up for chocolate chip cookies!!!!

We are currently working on building up our insulation layers, but our plan once we start scientific stations is to be constantly engaging our abdominal muscles while processing samples.  And do squats while filtering chlorophyll.  Melissa P. plans on doing lunges while flying the MOCNESS (Multiple Opening and Closing Environmental Sampling System) – Don’t tell Peter!  :)  So don’t worry, friends and family, we won’t need gym memberships for Christmas.  We’ll be in ship-shape in no time (pun intended)!

The question remains:  “Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?”

  The Answer is, probably one of us… L:R – Little Melissa, Chelsea, Melissa P. and Katie.  We all love cookies!!!

Hope you’re having a great weekend!

-Katie, Chelsea, Melissa P., and Little Melissa