Mission Journal 7 — Ross Hein: Mission Day 4: Saturday, July 16th, 2005
Things are going smoothly, the scientists are getting lots of good work done so they are happy although also tired after a long day in the water. Everyone sleeps well down here….it’s quite a view to fall asleep to. Scheduled around today’s regular work was a visit and quick meeting with Amatzia Genin, a collaborating scientist from the Hebrew University in Israel, along with some other members of the topside science team. But it was a quick “power meeting” because they were diving from the surface and were not saturated like those of us that are living down here, so their time was very limited. That is the beauty of saturation diving. From saturation we are able to do in a matter of days what it would take weeks or even months to do if you were diving from the surface. This is precisely what makes Aquarius such and invaluable tool for scientist working in the sea.
Well, the time has come for me to stage out on hookah and get some work done outside. It gets pretty busy down here as we always try to maximize our time in the water taking care of business, looking out for our science team and claiming back our habitat from the constant growth of marine life.