Yesterday, the team conducted a practice dive in the harbour at St. Nikolo. Because I was not needed, I went to Athens to see the Parthenon. On the way back, I was kidnapped by my taxi driver and relieved of all my cash. I was dumped in a bad part of Athens and had to find my own way (in the pouring rain) to the bus station for the trip back to Lavrio Port. I barely made the last ferry run to Kea. I was not hurt, but lost all of my operating monies...it could have been much worse. And now, the running gag among the expedition team is, "Do what I say or I'm going to put you in a taxi with Parks."
Today is the first day of diving on the wreck. The intent today is to tie down the mooring lines for the divers to use. If they have any spare time, they will explore the area around the forward well deck and the break. There's a lot that I would like for them to look for, including the builder's plaque. We'll see how much they can film on this first day.
Please don't send private e-mails to me...my access to the Internet is very limited and I have only enough time to respond to personal (re: family) e-mail and provide posts here. I am, however, reading the posts in this thread and passing the info on to others in the expedition.
Parks