Year | Link-Date | Description | Page |
1964 | Jan. 1 - 3 |
Wrights, "Debchick", to Capetown again, Mount Nelson Hotel, Rita, Seapoint | 20 |
1964 | Jan. 4 - 5 |
geologist PNG at CDM; Benota/o; "Diamantkus" departs for Chamais Bay; visit R.V. "Conrad"; Hoyts | 21 |
1964 | Jan. 6 - 7 |
"Sparker" survey, Tudor, John Mills, Richard Shumway, Roger Revelle, looking for room, Tulbach, Mrs. van Zijl, Pieter van Zijl | 22 |
1964 | Jan. 8 - 13 |
Sparker, arrival Erik Stephansen; Grant Hotel, Beach Prospecting Project, Rosemarie Bradley, Navigators Den, Dr.David Smith's buffet party | 23 |
1964 | Jan. 14 - 15 |
Arrival Bascoms with Mr. Brown of Anglo American; Red Lion; seismic sledge hammer; Dr. Waters, Mr. Borchers, Benota, Sammy Collins, Joe Wright, Desmond O'Shea | 24 |
1964 | Jan. 16 - 17 |
University of Capetown, Geology Department, Drs. Fuller and Simpson; Muizenberg beach test of seismic sledge hammer; | 25 |
1964 | Jan 17 | Dr. David Smith 'big' party: messrs.Thiessen, Dunmuir, Sammy Collins, Brown, Drs. Eric Simpson, Britt Brock et al. | 26 |
1964 | Jan. 17 - 23 |
Miller's Bay dive, Mr.Brown re currents,Ekman current meter; Rosemarie off to Windhoek | 27 |
1964 | Jan. 24 | Current crosses;Bascom. Erik's CDM job; AlecCousin and Piper Cup; Anglo's geologists Bout and Biesheuvel | 28 |
1964 | Jan. 25 - 26 |
Flight to Walvis Bay along coast; photo of"The Wreck";the Bascoms await "Rockeater" | 29 |
1964 | Jan. 27 - 31 |
Walvis Bay; depart on "Xhosa Coast",rough; Alpine Geophysical crew; dolphins,current measurements; chess | 30 |
1964 | Feb. 1 - 6 |
"Xhosa Coast" cruise, Northern Concession ("Tidal"): Sparker records, chess, current measurements;"Rockeater" arrives in Walvis Bay; Luderitz: Anglo "Yacht"; party | 31 |
1964 | Feb. 7 - 14 |
Luderitz, poor dive, mail, Desmond Hugo; sail along CDM to south of Orange River, current measurements; (later joint paper re: " Offshore Sediments and Valleys off the Orange River);Port Nolloth, drive to Capetown |
32 |
1964 | Feb. 14 and ?? extra day |
Capetown, visit Captain Herbert Cook on board of "Rockeater"; Diving Club party: Dave, Janet, Joe Wrigh, Jim Guest, John Wormser, van der Houten, Margareth | 33 |
1964 | Feb. 15 - 17 |
visit Captain Cook, Brigida, False Bay; ADK report, Dick Ladd, Dr.Fuller, portable geo-lab (container) idea; Diving Club, Val Harting | 34 |
1964 | Feb. 21 - 24 |
reports, orders, specs; Chris Chait; meetings with various girls preceding departure aboard "Xhosa Coast"; met Collins' geologist Francois Hoffman; ran Sparker lines and made current measurements; SCUBA dive, gullies | 35 |
1964 | Feb. 25 - 28 |
"Xhosa Coast" runs "long" lines, Sea lions. Hoyt radioes to stay at sea 2 more days; dives with UWTV : Joe Wright missing, search, radio for help: plane arrives | 36 |
1964 | Feb. 29 - Mar2 |
Fishing boat with rescue divers arrive; very poor visibility; give up diving search, sail with fishing boat to Doring Bay, drive on to Capetown. Camping trip to Stellenbosch, Strand, Gordon Bay, Cape Hangklip; we hired Pete Lamming; to Lamberts Bay and Clan William | 37 |
1964 | Mar. 3 - 5 |
Piketberg with Chris, Dunn Castle; with Des O'Shea to "Rockeater" for geo-lab; arrival new geologist Robin Harveyand Mr. Nesbitt re plant; the Harveys, Chris and Diving Club | 38 |
1964 | Mar. 6 -13 |
Harvey and Des re geo-lab; Maxi van Dijk; quarrel re geo-lab; return of "Xhosa Coast", geo-party at Harvey's; search for apartment with Chris who bought new VW; Piet van Zijl; Dave geo-party incl. Dr. Britt Brock | 39 |
1964 | Mar. 14 - 18 |
Chris re job and apartment, "Rockeater" geo-lab continued; letter Rose re birth of our son Dan on Mar 10; accident with VW; Wijnberg | 40 |