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John Bowen '18

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BVI Day 6

I went on the night snorkel after the cookout on Friday. Matt and I were buddies, and we hung out near the back of the group. Eventually, Matt and I swam out so far with Zoltan and Ben that we couldn't see the bottom. As we were swimming to catch up to the group, we saw a stingray and...

BVI Day 5

This morning, we started our day at the Lime cabin for breakfast. Afterwards, we gathered our scuba gear and went to the taxi. At the marina, we set up our dive gear and headed out onto the water. Andrew felt up to diving today, so he was also with us. We arrived at the site of the RMS Rhone, the...

BVI Day 4

We rose early to prepare breakfast for everybody. We didn't have to cook anything, but we tried to make our breakfast as memorable as possible. We spelled out "Plum" with the small cereal boxes, but other than that we weren't too creative. Afterwards, we boarded the taxi and went to the marina. Mr. Kirby left for the small island...

BVI Day 3

Today begin with breakfast at the mango cabin. We had muffins and cereal, and I tried some guava juice with it. Afterwards, we took the taxi to the boats, I boarded Sea Monkey, and we parted ways to different dive sites. Our first dive was hectic. On the surface, we spotted a stingray, but it was gone when we descended....

BVI Day 2

The night was uneventful except for the rain. It was pouring throughout the night, and the rain kept bouncing off of the blinds and hitting me in the face. But, when I woke up at about 6:10 it was sunny and I was ready for the new day.We began our day with breakfast at the chaperones' cabin. The egg...

BVI Day 2

The night was uneventful except for the rain. It was pouring throughout the night, and the rain kept bouncing off of the blinds and hitting me in the face. But, when I woke up at about 6:10 it was sunny and I was ready for the new day.We began our day with breakfast at the chaperones' cabin. The egg...

BVI Day 1

     It had been a long day of traveling; 2 flights, a long layover in Puerto Rico, and minimal good food in the airports. After being greeted by Casey and Jeff on their boat(with pizza), we arrived on the island, found our cabins, and hit the sack. After a good night's sleep, the day started quickly. After rising...

John Bowen

My name is John Bowen. I am most excited to see the Schooling fish