Jonathan Reagan '19

Today we took a break from diving. Instead, we decided to explore the marine life via snorkel. Me and my boat (Sea Monkeys) went turtle tagging for the morning. Our first snorkel sight was beautiful. Our boat dropped anchor in the middle of a huge beach. It was also near a resort. Me and Cole were partners. We started...

The roosters woke me up an hour early today. Breakfast was normal. Today we did two more dives for our research projects. Dive no.1 was unsuccessful, because we only found 1 sponge. Dive no.2 however, made up for it. We collected data from 9 different barrel sponges. I also saw a pufferfish. Before we returned to land, me and...

We were able to sleep a little later today. The Plums served us a delightful breakfast. The purpose of our dives today was to do research for our projects. We visited a dive site near Ginger Island, known as Ginger's backside. My group measured and recorded the filtration habits of different barrel sponges. It was surprisingly difficult to measure...

Today was my first official dive in the British Virgin Islands. We explored a large collection of coral reefs near the Dog Islands. Our dive instructors told us about how many of the natives thought the island was filled with rabid dogs. Upon further exploration however, the island was found to be a habitat for Monk Seals. Sadly, these...

Today was my first official dive in the British Virgin Islands. We explored a large collection of coral reefs near the Dog Islands. Our dive instructors told us about how many of the natives thought the island was filled with rabid dogs. Upon further exploration however, the island was found to be a habitat for Monk Seals. Sadly, these...