Day 1 in the BVI
Today me and my cabin mates arose at 7am and stumbled ourselves over to Doc and Mr. Von's cabin for breakfast. Our breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, croissants, eggs, and sausage. After our delicious meal to start the day we made our down to the designated meeting point to wait for our taxi drive down to the marina. Having...
Day One on the Island
The day started at 8:20 with a short ride to the marina where Dive BVI's boats are docked. Next, we boarded the boats for a short safety briefing, locating the safety equipment sits in case of an emergency. For the first dive we traveled to George Dog Island for the first checkout dive. The dive lasted about...
Day One in the BVI 2015
Today was a good first day. We started off with a couple dives and I was a little nervous because last year I had problems while diving because of my sinuses. Happily, nothing bad happened and I'll try to keep it that way. Before we got in the water we had a debriefing on scuba gear and rules...
Day 1
Today was our first day in BVI, and it was a great day to start off the week. It started out by eating breakfast at guavaberry then heading straight to the harbor to load up on the boats. After running through the safety procedures on the Sea Dragon, we headed out to George Dog Island for a...
Schonberg Day 1
In the morning of our first day we woke up at 7:00 to get ready for a day of mysterious travel. We went to the instructors villa and had a scrumptious breakfast that included egg, sausage, cereal, bagels and milk. After that we went onto the boat and learned about some of its safety features including the life boat,...
David Madrazo Day 1
We woke up early this morning to make our way down to the teachers cabins for breakfast. After my five star sausage, eggs, and apple jacks it was off to the marina to prep for our first dive. Once on the boat I found out our first dive was going to be in the same place as it was...
BVI year two, Day One
Day one, golly gee today was a winner. The day started off with an oh so excellently prepared breakfast made by none other than Doc and Mr. Von. Shortly after breakfast we went diving to review skills and enjoy the marine life of the BVI. On the first dives we saw a brilliantly colored flamingo tongue and the staff...
The Journey and Day 1
Blue skies, sunny beaches, curious fish, and friendly people: all signs indicating that I am back in the BVI. After the long flights and wait times in DFW and San Juan, Puerto Rico, we finally landed in Tortola yesterday and were warmly greeted by Casey and Jeff of Dive BVI. Following the cordialities, we were taken by boat to...
Day 1
Today we went out in did two dives in the morning. The first dive was a checkout dive at dog island where we practiced basic dives skills in fairly shallow water. Skills like regulator recovery, buddy breathing, and mask clearing. Then on the second dive we went to the coral gardens and took a look around a plane that...