This mission is already full of lessons for a space flight. Tonight we did the equivalent of the Shuttle's Post-Insertion checklist. Jeff, our commander, wanted our work, sleep, and common areas to be in "Ship-Shape." By now, we've accomplished this, but earlier I got bogged down with computer problems and, perhaps, got too focused on that one task. As the assigned crew's "computer guy," I thought that getting everything connected and fully operational was my priority for the night. It was a high priority, but not #1. Time management, and spending time on the essential tasks is critical on a mission. On the bright side, I've got all the computers working great now, and I have a good system in place for everyone's Pocket PC. On the downside, I'm writing this log while everyone else is asleep. Can't allow that to happen again tomorrow.

Diving today was awesome! We mainly explored the full extent of the major excursion lines. We recorded the depth and surrounding flora and fauna at certain intervals along the excursion lines. We filled tanks at the distant way-stations, and we performed exploratory excursions off of the main lines using our own line reels. We also got some great video of our last dive, including Jonathan in-action doing some "expert" reel-work, and a turtle as it gracefully moved off to a quieter place without two big and noisy bubble machines. Wish I caught that Manta on video, though. Maybe tomorrow?