Today was a positive day. One of the vessels needed to go out and have its hull cleaned for the trip. We took this opportunity to run live tests with the instrumentation. I did not realize Dakar is the largest port in west Africa, busy, place! Freighters and tankers are everywhere, dockside is active where you will observe dozens of folks loading containers, bags of rice, cars, and port control directing boat traffic via radio and GPS. Fascinating. I will try to get a few more photos next time, but here are a few pics from today's ops.
Today the weather was rather good. It was hot, but could be another 15F more. A very high altitude thin overcast made today's difference. The captain told us the weather is not normal in the countries interior, a bit dry for this time of the year. Modifications are still being made to the other vessels and I hope to test the second instrument boat tomorrow.
Calibration of the instruments can take a couple of hours. During that time we multitask-ed. We grabbed a few sandwiches for lunch and left for testing.
We anchored off of Goree Island which I will try to visit before I leave this week. One of our divers lives on Goree Island. We were so close to shore he could yell to them. As the divers proceeded with cleaning the hull we deployed the instrument and overall the test was a success. This vessel is ready, we are happy.
At the end of the work day we had to pick up a few visa photos for the end of the week departure. During rush hour in Dakar, I took a few photos of Dakar's citizens.
till tomorrow . .
Today the weather was rather good. It was hot, but could be another 15F more. A very high altitude thin overcast made today's difference. The captain told us the weather is not normal in the countries interior, a bit dry for this time of the year. Modifications are still being made to the other vessels and I hope to test the second instrument boat tomorrow.
Calibration of the instruments can take a couple of hours. During that time we multitask-ed. We grabbed a few sandwiches for lunch and left for testing.
We anchored off of Goree Island which I will try to visit before I leave this week. One of our divers lives on Goree Island. We were so close to shore he could yell to them. As the divers proceeded with cleaning the hull we deployed the instrument and overall the test was a success. This vessel is ready, we are happy.
At the end of the work day we had to pick up a few visa photos for the end of the week departure. During rush hour in Dakar, I took a few photos of Dakar's citizens.
Peek - a - boo
till tomorrow . .
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