Black Sea 2007, Day 11
It’s our last day in the Sea of Crete. In a few hours we’ll be heading for Istanbul to drop off some scientists and engineers and picking up new ones. Dr. Ballard will be coming on board at this time for a week or so.
The first leg of this expedition certainly has been interesting and entertaining. We’ve learned about the crew and their......ah......um......unique style of taking care of the vehicles. Don’t worry, they really are nice and are learning quickly. The one problem with this people transfer in Istanbul is that we lose a gentleman by the name of Mark Deroche for a week or so.
Like last year, while in the Black Sea we’ll have a chase boat that has been given many names: The Chase Boat, the Vodka Boat, the Party Boat, etc. It’s real name is the Flamingo and it’s basically a floating hotel with a bar that isn’t under lock and key (unlike ours!) There will be day trips between the Flamingo and the Alliance to bring scientists and a camera crew from National Geographic.
So far things have been going well for us. I think after 3 years of working with the IFE crew I’m starting to get the procedure down. I’m almost at the point where I can anticipate what they are going to require before they ask. There are always the “Oh-By-The-Ways”, and I always expect it.
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