The project is moving along smoothly. Here are some updates from us: 1) Yours truly delivered a talk about the project at LIPI earlier today 2) The drillers finally received their visas from the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles, and they will arrive in Jakarta this Sunday 3) Our project members who arrived in Makassar yesterday just got their photographs taken at the immigration office Meanwhile, our co-PIs, James Russell and Satria Bijaksana, will be arriving in Sorowako/Lake Towuti tomorrow. It's getting real now. (TDP on facebook)