2019

Today, our morning was like all the rest once again. We woke up at 6:30, breakfast at 7:00, and on the bus by 7:45 to drive to the dock to board the boat. Both of the dives included a mix of a ship wreck, coral, and marine life. We were all extremely excited for today as we got to...

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...

After an early morning alarm, two flights, and a bus drive, we arrived at Cobalt Coast Resort, ready to explore the enticing waters. To begin our experience, we snorkeled off the shore of the resort with a buddy. Ben Levis, my partner, and I were very excited to get into the water and swim around. We started to...

Last dives. For our last day in the Grand Cayman we dove in the Trinity Caves and the Chain Reef. The Trinity Caves consisted of a large, narrow canyons that formed a large U that we dove through. As we descended and began to enter the canyon, a huge Green Sea Turtle crossed our field of vision. Unfortunately this...

Today started off quite literally wtih a bang, as roaring thunder woke me from my sleep around 6 AM. It turns out that thunder was the first of many during the 4 hour storm that had entered the NortrhWestern side of Grand Cayman, right where our hotel was located. Even as the rain poured, our divemasters for the day,...

On our first tank dive, Lee, our dive master, took us through a beautiful reef where types of coral including staghorn, pillar, and brain can be found. Staghorn Coral can be identified by the antler-like branches which have stinging cells that aid the coral in getting food. Pillar Coral, dendrogyra cylindrus, has distinctive characteristics such as the height, possibly...

This morning, the group and I began the day with a wonderful breakfast of eggs and pancakes. The Twin Sister voyaged us out towards the site. Our first dive of the morning took place in the Big Tunnels. Dive master Bernie lead our group down into the depths of the sea to depths near 80 to 100 feet. My...

We had an awesome day today. This morning we went on our deep dive off the edge of a sea wall. Swimming next to this wall, we were in about 4000 feet of water. Our maximum depth for the dive was 100 feet. One of the most interesting parts of that dive was the topography of the...

Today was the last full day in the Cayman Islands! I am super sad to leave such an awesome place. It was an extremely fun and also educational experience that I would take again in a heartbeat. Today we finishednoff our last two morning dives with another deeo 100 foot dive and a shallow final dive. the last dive...