#WelcomeSallyRide

Second mate Jeff Kirby has plotted our course home to San Diego Bay. But first, the R/V Sally Ride is going to come in close to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier in La Jolla. Come wave hello and welcome the ship home on Friday, August 26 at 4pm. The northern end of La Jolla Shores beach, near the pier, … Read More

Homeward Bound

  This morning the R/V Sally Ride left San Francisco after a short port call that included nearly 800 people touring the ship. Next stop is our home port of San Diego! In the few hours since leaving the bay, we’ve spotted dozens of whales (humpbacks and blues) and dolphins (Risso’s and right whale). San Francisco was absolutely lovely, especially being … Read More