Liz Magee is back! She and I will saturate together June 17th (in two days!), and I haven't seen her since training two weeks ago. You can learn more about her adventures and her day job as Dive Safety Officer and program coordinator at Northeastern University on her blog.
We made this slightly goofy video this evening (video to the left). Pardon the bad green-screen experiment. Listen to hear us talk about Liz's journey home, what we packed today (and answer the question: what do you pack to live undersea?), Liz's special peanut butter cookie recipe, and what we're nervous about.
We made this slightly goofy video this evening (video to the left). Pardon the bad green-screen experiment. Listen to hear us talk about Liz's journey home, what we packed today (and answer the question: what do you pack to live undersea?), Liz's special peanut butter cookie recipe, and what we're nervous about.
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Also, did you know you can paint underwater? Acclaimed artist Wyland visited Aquarius last Saturday. The Mission 31 crew just released this video about the work he made underwater!
MORE MEDICAL EXAMS
As all aquanauts, a few days before saturation we need to pass a check-out medical exam. I passed mine yesterday. The Navy doctor reviewed medications, took blood pressure, pulse, checked ears, and did a neurological exam. I didn't know what a neurological exam was before yesterday. It sounded scary, but it was checking that I could stick out my tongue, feel pressure on different points of my skin, and that various muscles and reflexes worked. Liz will do fine.
Finally, Happy Father's Day!
Jean-Michel Cousteau published a heartfelt piece about his extraordinary children, Celine and Fabien. Check it out. I also remembered to thank my father :) There are also a number of father's on the Mission 31 team. They got a special shoutout on our Instagram page.
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