Change is in the air, literally. The wind has stopped, it’s a little warmer, and a little more humid, or so it feels.
My large bath towel has not been drying in the 24 hours between morning swims. I’ve been turning on the classroom air conditioner just after lunch, the room beginning to warm up. The pool temperature has been rising, gradually. Clues.
The slowing of the wind is a mixed blessing. On the plus side, the sea will begin warming when the upwelling engine slows, which is driven by the prevailing off-shore winds. It is also a clear sign that spring has arrived and the school year cycle is gradually winding down. On the minus side, warmer weather means stickier weather.
Change is in the air.
I’ve begun collecting, sorting and packing my personal belongings in the classroom for transfer home, in preparation for shipping to Monterey in May. The skull set is wrapped and packaged in a hardshell suitcase, the same one that it arrived in three years ago. While I’m leaving a substantial number of ROV parts and electronics with Tom and Ali, the higher end components are headed home. At a glance, the classroom remains unchanged. Only a keen, inspecting eye would notice the rearrangement of boxes and newly available shelf space.
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