It has gotten to the point where we’ve all lost track of days, someone told me it was Friday but I’m skeptical. Whatever day it is, its a grand one. We woke up and made our way out to the harbour where we had brekky then set sail for our dive site at the R.M.S. Rhone, an English ship that went down in 1867, one of two ships ever to be deemed “unsinkable.” Our first dive we saw squid and flounder and plenty of cool stuff as we swam through the cabins and out the rear of the boat. There were a lot of bigger fish in the shadows down there and some really goofy looking things like the trunk fish that made me laugh pretty hard while 75 ft below surface. After this session, Casey gave us a history lesson on the Rhone before we made our way back down to see the second half of the ship, where Casey showed us wrench sets, a china spoon, and the lucky porthole of the only shipmate who made it out alive. There was a lot to look at down there. Back on land we ate a fantastic lunch of Mahi and fries on the gorgeous Cooper Island. Cooper Island consists of one restaurant and about five homes, the place is picturesque like most everything else here. The manager gave us a tour of his establishment and all the things he does to make the island environmentally friendly, which is a lot. He figured that he saves 8000 $ a month doing things the way he does. Next was a snorkel session in the bay off Cooper Island, this may have been the most diverse site yet. Snorkeling at about 20 ft water we could see down at sting rays, squid, parrotfish, and plenty of other stuff like massive barracudas and fish that look like mini marlins called ballyhoo. I nearly ran straight into a 4 ft barracuda as a sting ray distracted me. Pretty neat stuff. Now we’re back at the cabin awaiting our next taxi to dinner. I’m a big fan of the virgin islands.
Me swimming through the chimney, yesterday
