Etikettarkiv: #X.1

Moonhouse #X.1 in the hands of a new holder

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#X.1 The Reef 20140102 Radja Ampat - Melissa's Garden, Papua, Indonesien. Explorers Robin Lilja and Niclas Evestedt Fotocredit Niclas Evestedt

#X.1 The Reef
20140102 Radja Ampat – Melissa’s Garden, Papua, Indonesien. Explorers Robin Lilja and Niclas Evestedt
Fotocredit Niclas Evestedt

Moonhouse #X.1, famous from the landfall (seafall(?)) in Melissa’s Garden is now in the able hands of the latest addition to the league of hose holders. Serhat Özdemir. Serhat is a professional diver and has promised to let #X.1 lighten up the darkest underwater places of underwater Stockholm.

We at HQ wish you fair winds for your coming expedition Serhat!

#X.1 in Melissa’s Garden

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#X.1 The Reef 20140102 Radja Ampat - Melissa's Garden, Papua, Indonesien. Explorers Robin Lilja and Niclas Evestedt Fotocredit Niclas Evestedt

#X.1 The Reef
20140102 Radja Ampat – Melissa’s Garden, Papua, Indonesien. Explorers Robin Lilja and Niclas Evestedt
Fotocredit Niclas Evestedt

Today we are treated to a one of a kind, never seen before picture from the colourful land under water of a tropical coral reef. An earlier landfall on this expedition brought us to the well cared for nest of the Volgelkop Bower bird. On  this landfall (waterfall(?)), on January 2, 2014, Robin Lilja and co-explorer Niclas Evestedt explored the coral reefs of Melissa’s Garden off the coast of the Raja Ampat Islands near Papua, Indonesia.

Thank you for the stunning picture* and congratulations, Robin and Niclas, to your very successful expedition. We wish you fair winds for your coming adventures.

*According to rumour ther are more stunningly beautiful underwater pictures like this which we hope to share soon….

 

The all-new #X.1 underwater design

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On Monday, November 25, Moonhouse #X.1 of the all-new experimental underwater design was placed in the keep of seasoned explorer Robin Lilja in anticipation of an upcoming diving expedition to Indonesia in December.

#X.1 has been extensively tested for submersion also into unfriendly environments. In the image above it is seen in a setup testing the compatibility with 10 yo Glenfarclas concluding that for future similar expeditions the varnish need to be more resilient to this liquid.

The whiskey test was the second submergence test and it was done to see if the design was suitable to use as a non-melting ice-cube. The test failed as it made the whiskley taste bad. The first submergence test was to establish that the model had negative bouyancy and that it did not dissolve in water.

We wish Robin fair winds on his diving expedition and look forward to learning more about it in reports to come.