- Brooke's trip Open Water Certification
2017-12-18 - Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
14m - 44 min - Dived with Kim from Divetech, Ltd.
Fun dive! The Reef was nice - some interesting and colorful little fish. There was a wall drop off ~40ft with some interesting activity along the edge of the wall. Past that, there was a sunken statue of Poseidon. At the end of the dive, one large and three small puffer fish came up to our group - weird behavior for puffer fish but very entertaining!
2017-12-18 - Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
15.8m - 36 min - Dived with Kim from Divetech, Ltd.
2017-12-19 - Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
14.9m - 48 min - Dived with Kim from Divetech, Ltd.
Better visibility today than yesterday (or perhaps my mask was less foggy...). Stronger currents in the shallows but otherwise not bothersome. Saw a huge eagle ray overhead in shallower water.
2017-12-19 - Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
15.8m - 35 min - Dived with Kim from Divetech, Ltd.
On the final dive of certification, me and my 11yr buddy were expected to plan and lead the trip - its crazy how much more stressful it is to be in charge! (Reflected in how fast we both gulped down our air). We started going against the current, but it wasn't strong enough to be a problem. Explored a new part of the reef wall - saw a 5ft Moray Eel and liar trumpet fish. Two more puffer fish, but on their own and much less playful than the first dive. Missed the mooring that was our indication to turn back at the end of the dive with my buddy running low on air, which was a little stressful but our instructor played off as no big deal. Overall, it was fun to be in charge but I am happy to stick with a guide here on out.
2017-12-20 - Lighthouse Point Reef, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
18.9m - 48 min - Dived with Steve from Divetech, Ltd.
Last of the dives along the reef wall at Lighthouse Point and by far the most interesting! Kicked things off by seeing a sea turtle that didn't seem to mind our presence on the reef. Saw a nurse shark resting under a coral structure, and big angelfish at the bottom of the wall. On the way back in we saw another sea turtle and an octopus in his cave (identified by the pile of rocks over the opening. Had some issues with my mask fogging up in the beginning that I solved by intentionally flooding my mask.
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