2013 Week 1

Past the models posing for the cover of sports illustrated there is an abundance of life in the ocean on the shore of The Baths in Virgin Gorda. We visited The Baths this morning as part of our scheduled snorkel for the day. It started with a brief hike down to the ocean where we saw immense...

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...

Yesterday began with Doc coming into my room telling us that we were late to catch the bus. I did not know that the bus time was shifted 15 minutes earlier, so I quickly grabbed all of my gear and went to the cattle gate. Once again we ate breakfast at the office and I sat down on the...

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. ...

Greetings parents and friends! We had a GREAT day today but it went a bit longer than the others. This is just a quick update - the guys are in bed getting ready for another busy day tomorrow. We got up early and headed to the boats to dive and build the Jesuit reef using the structures they created...

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...

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...

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...