First BBQ of Expedition 385 ( Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_052]

Participants at the BBQ enjoy a sunset. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_053]

From left: Daniel Marone (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Christophe Galerne (Physical Properties Specialist, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany), and Myriam Kars (Paleomagnetist, Kochi University, Japan) at the sampling table. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_054]

Sampling on the catwalk. From left: Yuki Morono (Microbiologist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan), Nicolette Meyer (Microbiologist, Stanford University, USA), Diana Bojanova (Microbiologist, University of Southern California, USA), and Andreas Teske (Co-Chief Scientist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA). (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_055]

Sampling on the catwalk. From left: Yuki Morono (Microbiologist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan), Nicolette Meyer (Microbiologist, Stanford University, USA), and Andreas Teske (Co-Chief Scientist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA). (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_056]

Preparing the logging tools on the rig floor. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_057]

Verena Heuer (Organic Geochemist, University of Bremen, Germany) and Guangchao Zhuang (Organic Geochemist, University of Georgia, USA) sampling a new core on the catwalk. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_058]

Armelle Riboulleau (Organic Geochemist, Université de Lille, France) working with samples placed inside a nitrogen-flushed glove bag in the chemistry lab. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_059]

Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Nicolette Lawler (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Mackenzie Schoemann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and others working on the catwalk. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_060]

Laurent Toffin (Microbiologist, IFREMER, France) and Virginia Edgcomb (Microbiologist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) run samples in a microbiology apparatus (anaerobic chamber). (Credit: Florian Schubert & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_061]

John Sarao (Paleontologist, Texas A&M University, USA) in the core lab. (Credit: Florian Schubert & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_062]

Lucie Pastor (Inorganic Geochemist, IFREMER, France) celebrates a birthday in the mess hall with the scientists and technicians. (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_063]

Sampling in the core lab. From left: Martine Buatier (Sedimentologist, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France), Brittany Martinez (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Myriam Kars (Paleomagnetist, Kochi University, Japan), Kathleen Marsaglia (Sedimentologist, California State University, Northridge, USA), Tobias Höfig (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), and Daniel Lizarralde (Co-Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA). (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_064]

Working in the core lab. From left: Wei Xie (Igneous Petrologist, Hohai University, China), Ligia Pérez Cruz (Paleontologist, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico), Tobias Höfig (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), and Shijun Jiang (Paleontologist, Jinan University, China). (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_065]

Yuki Morono (Microbiologist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) working at the microscope. (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_066]

Jeanine Ash (Organic Geochemist, Rice University, USA) at work in the chemistry lab. (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_067]

Swanne Gontharet (Sedimentologist, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France) scraping a core section to begin the process of description. (Credit: Andreas Teske & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_068]

Wei Xie (Igneous Petrologist, Hohai University, China) and Shijun Jiang (Paleontologist, Jinan University, China) at the evening BBQ. (Credit: Joann Stock & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_069]

Mealtime in the mess hall. From left: Ligia Pérez Cruz (Paleontologist, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico), Manet Peña-Salinas (Physical Properties Specialist, UABC, Mexico), and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega (Outreach Officer, USA). (Credit: Joann Stock & IODP) [Photo ID: exp385_070]

Bird of prey—American Kestrel. (Credit: Beth Novak, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_071]

Sunrise. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_072]

The scenic Baja California Peninsula coastline at sunset. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_073]

Sunset with moon. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_074]

Cloudy sunrise with storm Narda passing by along the horizon. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_075]

Sunset. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp385_076]