2019

I was woken up early in the morning by a rooster's call and got ready for the day. Following a good breakfast of eggs, hash browns, and bacon, we had a boat briefing then were ready to go out for our dives. We boarded the twin sister and I found my bcd and tank and put my diving equipment...

Today we awoke early to the mini breakfast buffet served at the resort. This was perfect for kick starting us to be ready for our two tank dive this morning. After leaving the serene breakfast our captain and one of the dive masters, Lee, took us up to a diving spot a little north of the resort. Since it...

Waking up right before the alarm I had set to go off would usually make me upset, however given the location, waking up to the sound a rooster trying to tell me the sun is about to come up only brought excitement for the day. After a delightful breakfast, we had a boat meeting outside the dive hut to...

I woke up excited to finally be able to get into the water a dive. I woke up and got ready for a 6:45 breakfast before the first dive. We were all still half asleep, but were extremely excited to finally visit our first dive site. We quickly finished out food and went to the boat briefing where we...

Waking up this morning to the sound of a rooster, rather than my 6:30 alarm, I can say was an unusual, and hopefully temporary, part of my morning routine. After the "wake up call," I headed down to the table for a early morning meal consisting of bacon, eggs, and hash browns in order to nourish my body for...

Today we went on our first dives. Ocean PointeThis was our first dive site, and it was about a 5 minute boat ride from the pier at the resort. The reef looked amazing. I noticed mostly colorful, soft corals. I did notice some heads that appeared to be bleached. Any coral that had...

An early 6:30 am breakfast got us ready for the two dives ahead of us. Before we boarded the boat we where briefed on the basic rules and regulations, then allowed to grab our gear from the drying shack and head down to our boat, the Twin Sister. Once on the boat we where greeted by our two dive...

Second day in the Cayman Islands is a success! Started off fairly well rested after the busy first day, heading off straight out to the first dives for the week after breakfast. These were my first dives in the ocean and they were amazing! The water was very clear and the fish were extremely plentiful. Some of the fish...

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...