Days Two and Three
Today I woke up ant 6 and worked out a little. Ryan brought a band that is good for working out, I took a shower and at seven everyone got up. Once we were all together we ate breakfast. I had hot Oates and a nice ham and cheese omelet. After that we got on the boat and did...
Day 5 in the BVI
Today's morning was a little better than the past mornings. I was able to sleep and hour later till 8 and that sleep was amazing. Diving all day yesterday wiped me out. We ate breakfast at the teachers cabin and then headed down to the marina where we met Joel, a government official for the commercial fisheries department who...
BVI Day 2
Today we took what we learned in the classroom yesterday and put it to work. Today was all about fish identification. Our first dive was at dog island. The dive was a forty five minute dive and we looked at many different types of fish and coral. We had to write down on a slate the type of fish...
Why I want to be in this class
David Madrazo
This class interested me because I felt it was an opportunity that I wouldn't get again. Also a couple of years ago I got certified with my family because we were planning on going diving but we never did.
Day 4
This morning, we were treated to a delicious and nutritious breakfast outside of the teachers cabin. After breakfast, we headed out to the boats and were given a presentation on turtles by Joel, a government official and head of the CFD. During this presentation, he demonstrated the techniques of catching the speedy creatures. After this, our group made a...
2nd and 3rd day
Yesterday, around 7, I woke up and we went over to the docks. We had breakfast at the restaurant near the harbor. I had a sausage and bacon omelet. Then we got on our boats and sailed to Paul's grotto and did fish identification, one of the coolest fish I saw on that dive was the smooth trunkfish. The...
Day 6 BVI
Day 6
Today we got to sleep in an hour later than normal, we only has to be at the teachers' cabin by 9. There we met them and the dive crew for some breakfast like we had a few days previous. Except this time we had giant donuts that we couldn't even finish. After breakfast, we went back to...
Log 3, Day 5, Marine Bio – 07/29/14
A rise around 8:00 in the morning was a gift and we all needed it. We then headed to breakfast at the teachers cabin where we had homemade bread and other snacks. After, we went to the marina and met Joel, the turtle man, who explained to us the how the tagging of turtles worked. Some of the key...