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Dear F&F, January 10, 2009 After tea & oatmeal we got back to the generator job by 8 am. I was the tool fetcher & moral support as usual. It turned out that we needed to replace the coolant temperature sensor. It is a small locker where the generator is installed (3 feet wide x […]

Dear F&F, January 9, 2009 We were up early in hopes of heading to The Boiler dive site. But we saw Nautilus Explorer leaving the anchorage & when Scott radioed them they were heading there with their 22 divers. No fun for us to be in a crowd if we have a choice. Plus the

Dear F&F, January 5-8, 2009 We certainly are getting plenty of exercise & I think it\’s caught up with us a bit. We are really moving slow on this grey & rainy day & since there are no mantas visible we did not go diving. We picked up Linda & Chuck on the other sailboat,

Dear F&F January 4, 2009 Scott is nursing his sore ribs, so no diving for him today. Chuck & Linda picked me up in their dinghy & Chuck dropped Linda & me off near the lava point, which she also has dubbed \”Turtle Point\”. We saw mantas feeding from the surface & I was looking

Dear F&F, January 3, 2009 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME We woke up at 6:30 am with an alarm, wanting to take an early dive. The sun does not rise until about 7:00 am. The dawn was spectacular & I was thrilled to be here & be alive from the moment my eyes opened. There

Dear F&F, January 1 & 2, 2009 Jeronimo (panga driver for Solmar V) showed us another mound. Not too much action, so we cut that site short & went to our tried & true 25 foot mound. As I was handing Scott his camera he noticed a few drops of water inside the housing. His

Dear F&F, December 29, 30, 31 2008 We awoke to see the 2nd dive boat anchored. It must have come in during the night, so both commercial boats are here diving this morning. We went by each in our dinghy to be friendly. Jeronimo on \”Solmar V\” does above water photography & is really interested