Laura Joined us today, and Isabel leaves us tomorow, so Isabel and Laura went to ISS2 and ISS3, and Isabel gave Laura a refresher on balloon launching.
I took care of some stuff at base before heading off to check on the sites along the coast (S1, S3 and S5)
S5 (Exxon): had some general looseness of all stakes, I added a two more stakes to the tripod, and then added rocks to all three pads. The generaly upwind leg already had two 70lb sand bags that Matt had installed. The NR01 strap was a little loose, and I tightened it. I also removed two dry weed stalks that were almost touching the NR01 (these were anomilious weeds, where eveything else was about 2-3 feet high). I was able to break the weed stalk off without disturbing anything else. Forgot the water at S5, but looked over NR01 windows and they looked good.
S3: Cleaned the NR01 windows, and tighted the rachet strap two notches (it had no tension). Guy wires and everything else looked good.
NR01 was really dirty, and the white tape cover seems to have a large open flap.
S1: Cleaned the NR01, and checked the guys. Snugged up a few lock nuts, and everything else looked and felt good.