Saturday, September 27, 2008

Who Is Up For A Trip To Washington, D.C.?

This site ( www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080925_oceanhall.html ) is a description of an exhibition that opened today in Washington, D.C.. It is a joint effort between NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) and the Smithsonian Institution to provide a way for people to "explore" the oceans.

“For thousands of years people looked across the ocean and asked, ‘What lies beyond?’ Today we ask, ‘What lies below?’ and ocean explorers with new technologies are finding answers to those deep mysteries...”
-retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher Jr.