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Journal 20 -Mike
Feeley: Mission Day 9: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 Our first dive is delayed this morning and we are on standby until the air compressor that is used to fill our scuba tanks is serviced. We disappointed our trainers by not filling our tanks following our night dive last night, that it a steadfast rule for safety, and has complicated the air issue. It is just beginning to get light out, but the reef is already full of life. Every morning when we wake up it sounds like it is raining outside, but actually it is all the snapping shrimp that are around the habitat. There is also a small octopus sitting on one of the outside cameras right now. We would never have noticed him except one of the techs saw his tentacled arms moving across the camera lens on the monitor, like some bad sea monster movie. We also have a queen parrotfish that constantly swims outside one of the portholes. He appears to be watching us as much as we are watching him. The mission doctor has visited the last couple of days to make sure we
are all healthy, particularly our ears. She said it is probably the only
time in our lives when we will have a doctor make an actual house call
for us! We have only two full working days left until the mission is completed.
The science objective of the fish census surveys has been met. Our datawill
be combined with data collected from shallow sites by our surface team
to assess local reef fish population dynamics. I think everyone looks
at the mission coming to an end with mixed emotions. No one wants to see
it end, because we realize how unique every moment spent at Aquarius is.
But at the same time everyone will be ready to swim for the surface, and
see the sun and friends again. |
Mission
Date: August, 2002 Mission Summary Aquanaut Profiles Expedition Journals Mission Pictures |
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