2013 Week 1

Day three was a very active day. The morning led off with a snorkel and a touch tank. We dove with our instructors and collected things to look at in a tank. Once we got on land we picked up various sea urchins and coral to examine while the instructors told us all about them. We then had some...

Yesterday I woke up at 6:30 because of a bird and laid down until 7:00 when I got up and did my daily routine. Our cabin was late to getting picked up at the cattle guard by Glenn because we thought we had to be there at 7:45 not 7:30. We all rushed out the door when Doc came...

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...

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 woke up at 7:00 because our alarm went off, and like every other day I was one of the first up and went and made some coffee for everyone. Today I drank my coffee on our patio with Austin because we had bug spray. We could feel the sea breeze and we could see the ocean and many...

Today was thoroughly packed, yet one of the best days I've had this year; There were a lot of firsts for me as well. This morning I woke up to the sound of a Rooster, which was definitely a first. The morning came very fast, but the crow of the rooster was just a symbol that today would not...

My day began similar to most, however there was no annoying chicken making terrible noises outside of our doors in the morning. Already in a good mood due to undisturbed sleep, I rose out of my bed and grabbed a cup of Andrew's coffee (this has now become a morning tradition at our house). Me and Jackson had a...

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...