The crew had plenty of time to sleep in today before we came together in the science room to embark on a call with Tim Dwyer, video engineer, and Megan Cook, communications lead and co-expedition lead and both Friday Harbor natives. They are currently working on the E/V Nautilus in the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, about nine hundred nautical miles west southwest of Hawaii. The crew’s mission is to map and explore previously uncharted sections of the sea floor, and to take samples along the way. They spoke to us about the crew shifts, the marine life they are encountering on the seafloor, and we had the exciting experience of getting to watch the recovery of their two ROVs, Atalanta and Hercules. We had the opportunity to ask questions about their life at sea, what led them to the Nautilus, and how samples are collected remotely. After our meeting, we headed down to the Port of Friday Harbor where we completed a taxonomy activity and viewed the giant plumose anemones growing on the docks. We enjoyed poking our heads under the docks and pointing out decorator crabs, sculpins, and green sea urchins.