Dive Logs

First Dives
The first dive day was great. I seemed well matched to dive buddies and we nice dives along the wall. Reefs are pretty, lots of colorful fish, we saw a very large manta ray (though no one was in the water at the time :) ), small sting rays, etc. I was cold though, even with one and a half wet suits on.

The next day was not fun at all. I was not well matched… one buddy wanted to be down at 120 ft (where I wont go) and the other didn’t get weights sorted out so I spent the whole time worrying about everyone, myself included. I also forgot my second layer so I froze! Skipped the second dive. Not fun.

Better Diving

Great dive today!!!! Saw a super large nurse shark who was very shy and would not let us get closer than 15 ft. Then there was a 2’ turtle, garden eels in the sand, large grouper, and the usual tangs, parrot fish, etc. etc. some beautiful corral. There were also some spectacular lion fish; these have infested northern waters where they had not been before… beautiful but poisonous to touch.



Nurse sharks have no teeth and are usually napping! Sea turttles and garden eels above.

Lion Fish below, beautiful!

On the second dive a 3ft barracuda hung out below the boat and there was plenty of time to enjoy him/her as we did our safety stops at 15ft. I wore my wetsuit and a 5 mil shorty!! and was finally warm enough. The water temperature is only 77F, which is cold. I don’t know how people can enjoy diving in northern climes. But at least I have a strategy to keep warm now.

(pictures not mine, but are here to describe what I saw)