Mission Journal 2 — Howard Mendlovitz: Mission Day 2: Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
First things first… WOW!! This is a blast.Things started a little slow scientifically but everything is coming together. With much help for the top support we have most of the telemetry coming in and a whole host of experiment are up and going. Today went by really fast. We spent six hours in the water this morning starting at 7:30am and by the time we stage in this evening is was just past 7pm.
On the fun front… while floating still minding my own business running an experiment a large object caught my eye. Turning slightly I see a 3 foot loggerhead turtle coming our way. As she glides closer she seems as interested in me as I am in her. Amazingly she came within a couple of feet picking up the pace as she pasted. Looking over my shoulder she banked hard to the right catching one last glance of me before disappearing into the reef.
Not a bad way to spend a day!!