Day 13 – The Ocean Breathes Salty

Today was our first day off since we arrived in Long Beach on June 3^rd. However, because our common products are due tomorrow, the morning was spent crunching data and preparing for the presentations. Shelby and I have identified more archaeological features than I had anticipated and I am confident that our data will be useful for further research.  After ameliorating the problems we were experiencing with merging files and geotagging photos to points in ArcMap, we completed the first portion of our data processing with time to spare.

At 1pm, we drove to the North Shore and spent the day in Haleiwa enjoying the sun and surf. Today was my first time swimming in the ocean since I have arrived, even though the beach is a short walk away. The few hours of unstructured personal time provided a much needed break after a long week of data collection and data processing.  After a quick stop at the grocery store, we returned home for more data processing and birthday cake for James. The data processing is finally done and the images for tomorrow’s presentation are ready. Tomorrow we will all share our data and discuss the possible research questions that can be addressed over the next two weeks. I look forward to seeing what everyone has been working for the past few days.