2017

The beginning of Day two was similar to the beginning of day 1 in how we woke up and went to breakfast at 7:45; however, this time is was served by the group in the plum cabin. At 8:30 we left for the marina with all our gear in tow including a couple of syringes of our Project. When...

Today was our second day of diving and our first day of project dives. Our project is to measure the relationship between the length of the diameter of a barrel sponge and the speed the sponge filters water. Before we left the dock, our dive instructor, Beth, and our group went over our materials for the dive. We brought...

July 25 - The Mangoes were in charge of breakfast this morning. It consisted of cereal, yogurt, assorted bars, milk, honey buns, and cold garlic bread from the previous dinner. Sadly, no one ate the garlic bread. Afterwards, we went to the marina to prepare for our dives Today, our first dive was at Mountain Peak. The Mangoes got in...

Today was a very fun but tiring day of snorkeling. We got up at 7:30 for a breakfast at lime cabin. By the end of that breakfast, I learned that my project group and I would be serving breakfast tomorrow. Once we had moved all of the supplies for the breakfast to one of our two cabins, my roommate,...

After waking up at seven o'clock, we walked over to the chaperone hut to eat breakfast. Next came our first ocean water dive at the island Bronco Billy, which went swimmingly...  I had never seen clearer water or more vibrantly colored marine life. Our first dive came to a close, and we swam to the surface for a between...

The day had finally come for the wreck dive. I woke up early and got all my stuff ready in preparation of the inevitable order to pack up tomorrow. I arrived to breakfast starving so I had 3 bowls of cereal with some juice and the group loaded up into the truck to head to the marine for our...

Today was our first day diving here in Virgin Gorda. Our first dive at the George Dog Island started at around 9:00 AM. We went down to the ocean floor and practiced the basic skills of scuba dive as a reminder from our scuba certification class. We then swam around the dive site, getting a feel for both the...

A cool breeze entered our room as we began to prepare breakfast for our classmates. It had rained overnight, so it was a cool morning as we gathered to eat for a very rigorous day of turtle tagging. Before we could begin our turtle tagging experience, a representative of ARK, Association of Reef Keepers, gave us an informative presentation...

Today can only be described as amazing. The day started with our group heading to gingers hole(dive sight) to start our project dives. We are trying to test and see if certain fish visit cleaning stations more than others. The first dive was more than just work too, we swam with sharks and also saw dolphins on the way...