2013 Week 1

We had a great time today with Marine Biology 1! We went to Savannah Bay for a beautiful snorkel and to learn about invertebrates and then headed off to tag turtles! Love Doc

I spent the day with the Marine Biology 1 boys today and we had a great day identifying fish that we have been learning about. I made a short video with highlights from our day. Please excuse the audio choice...the only songs I had on my iPad were my daughter's, and although Taylor Swift's I knew you were trouble...

Our entire cabin awoke at nearly the same time to our alarms going off. We then prepared for the long day we had ahead of us, excited to know we would be turtle tagging. Once we were ready we went to the Guavaberry entertainment center where we ate a breakfast of poptarts, donuts, and fruit. While...

I woke up to the loud, irritating crow of a nearby group of roosters and sharp bursts of sunlight peaking out of a nearby group of blinds. We then ate breakfast in the small, cramped entertainment center at Guavaberry resort, the breakfast food consisted of bagels and glazed donuts followed by yogurt. ...

1. I chose this class because I have an interest in the scientific field. Also I thought this class would be a fun new experience that would take me out of my comfort zone, specifically referring to scuba diving. This class also provides me with an opportunity to not only learn through a classroom setting, but also...

We didn't blog yesterday, but I will still recount the day. Yesterday was quite the tough day, but very rewarding as well. It began with an early wake up to be ready by 7:30, followed by a ride to the Barbour for breakfast in the Dive BVI office. That morning's was similar to yesterday with the addition of banana nut...

Every aspect of today simply was strong; every day out here seems to just get stronger. This morning we woke up at 7:10 after a night of playing cards in the cabin. I felt pretty sleepy at first but as soon as I had my coffee I was up and ready to go. We met at the road at...

Today started out with Casey giving introductions and a review of what an exciting week Dive BVI have planned for both Marine Biology 1 and Marine Biology 2 courses. The guys got some pretty sweet looking T-Shirts. Additionally, the Marine Biology 2 students scored sweet graduation gifts from Dive BVI, a Sea Life DC 1400 Pro Underwater Camera! (See Alex...

I joined this class to learn about marine life, and so that I could visit and dive in the Virgin Islands. I have been diving since I was 13, and in those five years I have gone on 7 dives in Cozumel and Cancun. Since the Virgin Islands seem to be like both Cancun and Cozumel, I am looking...