Today was a clear day that clouded over by lunch time. We received our first RST (Remote Science Team) EVA request last night and pending an improvement in the health of our ill crew member, we will attempt it tomorrow. The morning started with showers for all of the crew followed by independent breakfasts.

Today has been devoted to research on Geology on both the web and in the books found in the HAB Reference Library which Adam located yesterday while tearing the place apart to try and track a two cup of water overflow from the Internal Supply Tank.

Lunch today was a nice mild spicy tomato and spinach soap with meat balls cooked up to help warm up our convalescent. After lunch we worked on a variety of items, including the finalising our image selections and we hope to get them up to the web master for his scrutiny and approval for posting. I also worked some more on updating the Ops Manual to version 8-2. Shannon's crew needs it and ready or not it goes out tonight so that they are aware of some of the changes that have been made to this place, which make it 200 per cent easier to live in.

Just before supper Anthony and Adam headed out to do the oil change on the China Special. The oil change was accomplished without any problems, but when they tried to start it up, the starter just clicked. They went through three batteries trying to find one with enough charge to restart the generator but eventually they succeeded. On return to the HAB Anthony had to restart the LAN network.

We are all very tired but in good spirits. Jokes still fly around the HAB when ever a blunder is made because of our exhaustion. It is very taxing to have the work loads doubled but we are enjoying the challenge.

The only problem the work overload has produced is a lack of time off from essential tasks to make photo selections for the web site. To the Mars Society membership, our families and the general public following our adventure, my most humble apologies. I am most grateful to Ben Huset of Crew 34 for his donation of the Webcam. It has enabled friends and family worldwide to follow our activates in a limited fashion.

We are at the point were the lack of adequate down time has us making minor boo-boos and tripping over things. At this point my safety officers education has kicked in and I have decided that before we had an accident from exhaustion induced clumsiness, I had better insert some relaxation time into our schedule.

Accordingly I have clamped on and stopped any further cleaning up down in the Laboratory. We have made a dent in the mess left by the refit team (see Sunday's photos of me meeting the engineers). We can now walk from the ladder to the toilet and back without risking our necks, but in the two days remaining before handover starts I want the Pisces One Expedition to do "some" productive science and to do the extended range RST EVA we need rest, downtime and relaxation to recharge our batteries.

I won't apologise for this decision or the downloading of some of the Crew 34 clean up to the next crew, but the health and wellbeing of my team comes first.

After repeated attempts tonight will be a movie night after what I suspect will be a small celebration of my 50th Birthday at supper time. Anthony is cooking a Canadian dinner for us of broccoli with melted cheese, boiled potatoes and pan fried tuna with melted cheese. Dessert is Ice Cream and Cake, followed by a movie.

I want my crew well rested and sharp to tackle Candor Chasma tomorrow morning. We need a night off of the computers to allow our brains to reintegrate. Thus the earliest Commanders Report of this rotation.

To all of our families and friends, Mars Society members across the USA and world wide, thank you for supporting this scientific endeavour and my thanks to Dr. Tony Muscatello for inviting me to partake in this great adventure. It was fun to organise it all, get my crew briefed via the Internet on what to expect and finally to lead them in the field.

During our noontime team meetings these past two days and through individual chats with the two remaining team members we are in agreement that the Pisces crew does want to fly again as a team. If Kevin Saka is available, he gets first crack at Chief Engineer, followed by Don Foutz who has shown himself to be of value beyond the call of duty in his support of our operations.

Now all you have to do Tony is find us a pair of hard rock Geologists who want to spend two weeks at the MDRS with a fully trained team to support their operations.

Good night from the Pisces One Expedition, it's movie night so go get yourself a beverage and some popcorn and join us via the webcam for movie night on analogue Mars.