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| Journal 9-Rick
Gomez: Mission Day 3: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Today we (or at least I) woke to the odd sensation of our ears feeling the pressure changes as the waves went overhead. That was a first for me and seemed to go away later in the day. Apparently the seas calmed down. Our dives went well. We worked the northeast area which is a bit of a
swim and had to fight a current. The swim took us about six minutes on
average. The first set of dives was uneventful. The second set though
was great. As I turned around at our second station on our second dive
I saw a couple of spotted eagle rays headed in my direction. I waited
a second and more appeared. As they passed I counted a total of 13 all
with wingspans of at least 3 feet, the largest about 5 ft. I
took a picture that hopefully can be included with this entry. The
rest of the day went well. Most of the counts had something cool swimming
through such as a large school of horse-eye jack, a school of permit,
some blue runners, and another turtle (I think we've seen a turtle on
every dive). Life in the habitat has been fine. Everyone is easy to get
along with so we're having a good time. I've started to get used to everything
so now it seems kind of routine. The freeze dried food has even started
to taste better, in fact it's as good as any home cooking I've ever had,
maybe it's just the company around me down here! |
Mission
Date: August, 2002 Mission Summary Aquanaut Profiles Expedition Journals Mission Pictures |
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