Well the time as finally  come.  The 2016 Winter AMLR Cruise  and the whole winter AMLR program is over.

We have spent the last month  sexing and staging krill

And flipping through dichotomous keys  trying to identify critters we rarely  see.

We scienced the heck out of this cruise!

And we had heaps and heaps of fun!

But the time has come to pack away the microscopes.  We are exhausted after completing more than 100 tows.

The metaphorical sun is setting on our time in Antarctica

Until we meet  again.  May the weather be always in your favor.