2019

I dived two times and snorkeled once today and saw an abundance of colorful fish. I saw different species of parrotfish: spotlight parrotfish, princess parrotfish, and red and parrotfish. I saw them all both the initial and terminal types. While looking at one of the terminal spotlight parrotfish I saw it poop which was gross and interesting because I...

After a splendid sleep, I woke up to my blaring alarm and rushed for breakfast as a two tank dive was embarking shortly. Although the boat only went a couple hundred yards off the dock, I could still see the bottom in forty feet of water similarly to the six foot deep dock. I also was thankful to have...

Today was an early start to the day beacause we had a 2 tank dive. We were awake and at breakfast by 6:45 which is very early from what I am used to but it was 100% worth it. At 7:30 we were given our first dive meeting to discuss precautions on the boat and how dives will go...

Today was the first day diving in Cayman Islands and my breath was taken away at the amazingly healthy ecosystem. I saw big predators such as barracuda and jacks and more rare and endangered animals such as sea turtles and my personal favorite the queen angelfish. Queen angel fish identified by their splendid coloration and forked tails...

I never realized that the Grand Cayman was a dependency of the United Kingdom until I saw gold-framed portraits of the king and queen front and center at the customs for the airport. I became baffled and thankful I didn't have to drive as the change from how I would normally drive back in Dallas was drastic. They drive...

From the moment I stepped off the plane and as I arrived at Cobalt Coast Resort, my expectations for this trip sky rocketed. The warmth, the music, and the service had a strong impact on my original perspective of the experience to come. I went swimming with my buddies, ate a great dinner, explored the coast, but most importantly,...

First day in the Cayman Islands is done! We began with a long morning of travel, but it was certainly worth it for the first experiences from today. The main activity from today was having the opportunity to snorkel off of the coast of the resort in the afternoon. I was immediately excited to dive in the water and...

We had an awesome first day on the island. Today we had our first snorkel off of the pier by the resort. One of the first things that I noticed about the reef was that it is different from what I am used to seeing in Hawaii. There are mostly small caribbean sea fans with some brain coral and star...

Today we arrived in the Cayman Islands! After arriving at the Cobalt Coast Resort, we took some time to regroup, fill out some paperwork, and settle into our rooms. That last process didn’t take very long, as we were all anxious to get into the water! Today, we started with a small snorkeling expedition off the...