Graham Bowers '21
Dive Log: Day 7
Today was sadly our last day of dives. But I think we saved some of the best for last. The first dive of the day was at Sand Hole reef, a dive site with both coral and sand located about 80ft down. One of the most notable animal at this dive was the Hawksbill Turtle. This turtle is...
Dive Log: Day 6
After breakfast we drove to a secondary dock and got picked up by the 42ft long dive boat. Our first dive site of the day was the legendary USS Kittiwake. Known for being a submarine rescue vessel, and for picking up the Challenger's blackbox after the infamous explosion, it is a well sought after wreck. The location of the...
Dive Log: Day 5
Today we got our gear ready and headed out to our first dive site. It's known as Hepp's Pipeline for a coral that resembles the pipeline of a wave that surfer's ride on. It was one of the most healthy, colorful dives sites on the island. One of those colorful fish is the trumpet fish. It is a long-bodied...
Dive Log: Day 4
Today we had to board the boat on a dock around the corner of the island. A pretty bad thunderstorm was pushing through when we woke up and the water right out front of the hotel was too rough. Rain aside, we were all excited to get back in the water and visit our first stop: the Big Dipper....
Dive Log: Day 3
Today was the second day of our scuba diving expeditions. We set out in the morning to Big Tunnels for our first of two dives. This particular spot was easily my favorite so far. As the name suggests, there are literal tunnels made out of coral in which divers can swim through at depths up to 100ft (diving at...
Dive Log: Day 2
After a buffet style breakfast in the morning, we got right on our way to doing our first tank dive of the trip. We all gathered up near the dive shop and prepped for our dive discussing the logistics of the boat as well as the do's and don't's. We grabbed our gear, boarded the boat, and were on...
Dive Log: Day 1
After an early wake-up and flight from Dallas Love Field, we made it to Fort Lauderdale, Florida; then to George Town, Grand Cayman; and finally to our dive resort known as Cobalt Coast. Soon after, our group hit the ground running with a quick snorkel right off the dock of the hotel less than a minute's walk from our...