Day 16 15 Aug 2009
Author: TarynLocation: West End, Tortola
Today was our final day in the BVI. We began our day as usual, with loud 80s music anda colorful breakfast of various cereals. Next we sailed to a nearby dive site called the Indians and took a 30 minute morning dive. For our last dive of the trip the water was especially clear and blue, and the fish were especially friendly and abundant. It was amazing, and the trip has been so wonderful! Side note: apart from the beautiful morning dive the rest of the day consisted of cleaning the entire boat.
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Day 15 14 Aug 2009
Author: Jordan G.Location: The Bight, Norman Island
We woke up and the Dolphins tagged turtles while the Neptunes lounged. We sailed to Road Town, ate lunch, and bought snacks. We sailed to the Bight in strong winds, and reached 8.7 knots (about ten miles per hour). We relaxed until the girls dressed up as our staff while they were at a meeting. We ate a dinner of black beans and rice and chopped up hot dogs. Then we had a desert of corn bread. We will sail back to West End tomorrow.
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Day 14 13 Aug 2009
Author: Angela F.Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
Today we woke up and had french toast for breakfast. Then we sailed upwind to Inganess Bay to dive on the Beta. The Neptunes got their last two dives done in order to become wreck certified. The Dolphins dove once and then snorkeled. After the dives we went back to Great Harbor to anchor for the night.
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Day 13 12 Aug 2009
Author: Alexander D.Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
We started out at Sandy Spit and sailed to West End, then to Peter Island. Later we did the Painted Walls dive, then once again came back to Great Harbor.
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Day 12 11 Aug 2009
Author: TaylorLocation: Sandy Spit, Green Cay
Today we sailed until we got to our dive spot. There was no wind on the way over here. The most the wind was blowing was at 11 knots and was mostly between two and eight. Our first dive was a research dive for our projects. The second was for fun and there was a cool cave and an amazing tunnel that we swam through. Then we went to the beach and after dinner Jim and three other boats came on our boat for a Lifeworks chat.
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Day 11 10 Aug 2009
Author: PaigeLocation: Sommer's Beach, Tortola
This morning we all woke up and ate delicious scrambled eggs. We then headed off to take our project research dives. After that we sailed to Sommer's beach to spend some time hanging out with each other and runing around on the beach. After that we headed back to the boat and got ready for the beach BBQ. That night we ate dinner and the beach playing games and talking with the other boats.
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Day 10 9 Aug 2009
Author: Anvar Y.Location: Muskemelon Bay, Guana Island
Today was a great sailing day. First we started early by sailing to a great private beach called Lava Flow. It was gorgeous and very pretty. We pulled the anchor down and went swimming towards the beach. After that and a good meal we headed towards Muskmelon Bay. This is where we will spend the night and have our last night dive :-( Yet I am very excited for this dive since we will dive without any instructors.
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Day 9 8 Aug 2009
Author: Michael B.Location: Marina Cay
In the morning the Dolphins did a research dive in groups, and the Neptunes did a deep wreck dive. We went ashore in Hodges Creek, then sailed to Marina Cay. The sea conditions were relatively rough. The maximum wind speed was about 25 knots. We are going to listen to a Lifeworks audio tape tonight.
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Day 8 7 Aug 2009
Author: Tim P.Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
Today, although the weather was partly overcast, it was a good day for sailing with calm waters. We had pancakes at breakfast and started sailing towards our dive site straight after. We sailed for approximately three hours at seven knots. Once at the dive site we went to do a photo dive, testing the cameras. Later we snorkeled for the night dive, which went well and the glow sticks from the tanks of the divers look amazing.
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Day 7 6 Aug 2009
Author: Jessika W.Location: Mountain Point, Virgin Gorda
After a nice proper oatmeal breakfast we put our sails up and sailed towards the island of Anegada for lunch and relaxation on the beach. In the afternoon we dove the Chikuzen, an old Korean carrier ship that sank about 15 years ago. It was filled with marine life. We ended the day with our Mexican night and a major boat cleanup! Great day :-)
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Day 6 5 Aug 2009
Author: Johnny W.Location: Vixen Point, Gorda Sound
We woke up with a little sleep in and enjoyed french toast. We then dove at Mountain Point and worked on fish and coral ID. We then sailed to Leverick Bay where we resupplied and walked around. The Dolphins went for a snorkel in the mangroves and the barrier reef. We are now going to a party! The weather was good today with calm waters.
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Day 5 4 Aug 2009
Author: Catherine G.Location: Mountain Point, Virgin Gorda
We got up at 7am and enjoyed a breakfast of cereal. Then we dove the Chimneys with amazing coral formed in big towers. We sailed for about half an hour in order to dive again. This time we were at Coral Gardens. The best part of the dive was the sunken plane we saw! We were able to swim inside it. After we came up and had lunch, we sailed to Mountain Point. There we waterskiied and snorkeled in some AMAZING caves.
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Day 4 3 Aug 2009
Author: Federico M.Location: West Dog
We woke up and went to a beach called the Baths, we spent some time in there and then we went to Spanishtown, we had a great meal in a restaurant and then we left the town and went to do snorkeling in the Flinstones. We then prepared our diving gear for a night dive we had around two hours later.
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Day 3 2 Aug 2009
Author: TarynLocation: Savanna Bay, Virgin Gorda
All right today we woke up bright and early at 7am. After a happy feast of assorted cereals we talked a bit about oceanography and the Caribbean Sea. We also spent some time talking about navigation skills; eventually we took our knowledge to the test and took a brief dive in White Bay. On our journey to Savanna Bay we jumped in the tropical waters of the RMS Rhone shipwreck. Venturing in and out of the underwater ruins was so interesting! After a PB+J sandwich lunch, we trudged along at a steady 6 knots until we reached Savanna Bay. Funny moment? We had a "diving" contest... although no one can dive?!!
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Day 2 1 Aug 2009
Author: Jordan G.Location: White Bay, Peter Island
The weather today was very nice, sunny, and warm. The wind was fair and the sea matched it. We sailed out of West End and made our way around the islands to Peter Island (after we all took our swim tests and signed in). After we anchored we got ready for our basic skills dive. After that we relaxed until dinner. Once we were finished we went over to the other dive boat where we took a review test and met the other group. After we returned to our boat we just relaxed until we each went to bed.
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Day 1 31 Jul 2009
Author: Michael B.Location: West End, Tortola
We arrived at the dock around 7:30, checked in with crew and met several crewmates. We learned some basics about our boat. The weather was nice.
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