Captain’s Log – Star Date July 12, 2012
^ The plane we took to get to Tortola
Today marked the end of our lives as students and green divers and the beginning of diving veterans and marine biologists. We awoke early this morning around 8 am. The commanders came by and awoke us from our slumber. We awoke and readied ourselves for the swim of our lives. I equipped my Hawaiian swimsuit and rash guard shirt and was on my way down our aristocratic lofts that lack a/c and is populated by insects of strange nature, unlike the colossal mosquitoes in Texas. We took the ginormous highway that was the size of one ordinary street to the marina where we had arrived on the island, greeted by reggae and a truck/bus that took us to our huts. We arrived at a resort where we consumed exquisite muffins, wonderful quiche, scrumptious sausage, and delectable potatoes, greeted by our instructors, Laura, Brian, and Casey and Jeff, the Texan cowboys. The Lord never provided such a bounty of food. Afterwards, we boarded our elegant vessel, the Sea Dragon, captained by none other than Casey and her first mate, Brian, the fighting Irishman that loves Lucky Charms. After a miraculous ride though the Atlantic and several fights against pirates and sharktopus, we arrived at the dive site. We dove 30 feet and explored our first maritime reef, full of coral and fish. Teeming with small fish, the colors of the ocean floor varied but took mainly a sandy yellow color. After 44 minutes, we arose from the oblivion of the ocean’s depth, and we dried off aboard our mighty vessel, the Sea Dragon, where we came up with the team name, Team Dragon Sea Monkey Slayer. While a bit of a mouthful, it is worth it as it portrays our true superiority, courtesy of Brian. Although the Sea Monkeys, the other ship, claimed to have killed 8 small lion fish, they had no proof, and therefore our 3 monstrous lion fish, almost ferocious enough to be considered a chimera, triumphed, slaughtering Sea Monkey’s pride. Next we dissected and studied the anatomy of the lion fish and continued to our huts where we showered and prepared for luxurious feast at Mad Dog’s. We ate cheese burger pizza and pepperoni pizza, which was good enough to quench not only our stomachs but our very souls. It was a great day and I can’t wait to venture onto the next adventure today.
Francis Rey Hipolito, Capitan
