2019

This morning I was slow to get out of bed because of the long day of diving we had the day before. I went down to breakfast and found that I wasn't the only one feeling this way. Everyone was more silent today than normal, and it seemed like jumping into the water could be our only way to...

Today was our final day in the caymans and we had 2 of the best dives of the trip when it comes to sea life. It was an absolutely perfect way to end our dives and the trip. The two dives we went on were called Sand Hole Reef and Ocean Pointe. During Sand Hole we maxed our depth out...

After breakfast we boarded the boat for an exciting adventure at Big Tunnels for the deepest dive yet this trip. Upon entering we immediately saw some black durgon swimming near the bottom. We descended over the coral reefs and began our path around the coral reefs. When we were at our deepest depth of 100ft. my partner and I...

Today we got our gear ready and headed out to our first dive site. It's known as Hepp's Pipeline for a coral that resembles the pipeline of a wave that surfer's ride on. It was one of the most healthy, colorful dives sites on the island. One of those colorful fish is the trumpet fish. It is a long-bodied...

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...

Tuesday morning started off with a surprise thunder storm on our side of the island. I was afraid for a little while that the rain would interfere with our ability to dive. Luckily a short bus ride to another dock with clear skies allowed us to continue as planned. The morning dives were good. On one I was able...

Fourth day in the bag! Today started off with our deepest dive, going down to 100 feet underwater! It was a super cool experience to see so much life in that space, both coral and fish. Super noteworthy fish that I saw today were lionfish and barracuda. Today was the first time I saw a barracuda, and I actually...

We visited two wreck sites today, Kittiwake and Doc Poulson. Kittiwake was a 250 foot U.S. Naval submarine rescue ship that was used for multiple American national success including rescuing Buzz Aldrin and recovering the black box from the exploded Challenger. We descended about 40 feet away from the site and made our way through the ship. We entered...

We had a very busy day today. After breakfast we went out on our two dives. Both sites were very pretty. I didn't see too many things out of the ordinary. I did look out for the terminal parrotfish amongst the initial parrotfish, and I was able to find a few schools with their...