2019

To start the day, the group and I enjoyed a wonderful batch of eggs and bacon at 6:30. 7:30 came where we were briefed on the layout of the boat, the Twin Sister, as well as safety precautions. Our dive leaders Curtis and Bernie welcomed us aboard and told us about the dive site we were going to be...

After a short and brief breakfast in the morning, the class set out into deeper waters for a scuba experience. The first location that we set out to was named "Schoolhouse." The name of the second location was "Rainbow Reef." Schoolhouse was a very interesting experience due to everyone starting out and beginning their first dive for the week. The...

Today I started the day by waking up at 6:00 A.M. and although it was early, it was much better than what I had to do the previous morning. After waking up and eating breakfast, my classmates and I were introduced to our divemasters for the week and we were given a general introduction about diving here in Grand...

After a buffet breakfast, we all boarded the boat and headed off to the first dive site. The dive masters made everything easy for us by preparing our BCDs and helping us put them on. Our first dive was at the location called the "School House" not far from the hotel. I quickly all leaped into the water with...

We started our day this morning with a very loud and early 6AM alarm. After eating breakfast, we got ready to do our first dives. We went out to the boat and drove to our first site, where we were briefed about what to expect on the dive. This dive was at a location called the "School House" and...

It's 6:30 am and the marine biology program eats breakfast while watching the sun rise. At 7:30, the whole group climbs aboard our dive boat, the Twin Sister, and we were off to our dive sites, Rainbow Reef and School House. Our drive masters, Curtis and Bernie, briefed us on our first dive site, School House, where our max...

Today started with an early breakfast, which was followed by a boat briefing. Quickly, after the briefing ended, we gathered our gear and got on the boat ready to go on our first dive of the trip. We went on a quick boat ride from the resort to the school house dive site. We quickly and excitedly jumped in...

Another early alarm and we were off to breakfast, preparing ourselves for our first open water dives of the trip. Before today I had only dove in a murky lake and was eager to jump into the clear waters. After our dive briefing, we boarded our boat, the Twin Sister. We met our dive masters, Curtis and Bernie, who...

Day 2 began at 6 AM, an early yet restful morning. After a quick, filling breakfast, we were briefed on our dive site, and how to handle ourselves on the boat. Loading all our gear on the boats, we prepared to leave and went to our first dive site. Upon arriving at the schoolhouse dive site, we were told the...