Orlandosjm
- Orlandosjm's trip Bvi 2012
Guided dive. First Non-training dive. Plentiful undersea life. Saw a turtle in the distance. Saw a nurse shark lounging in a cave. It got up and swam towards us getting to about 3 feet of us but then turned around and went back in the cave.
2012-11-03 - Indians, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
16.8m - 58 min - Dived with Boed from Blue Water Divers
Guided dive. Stunning undersea formations. Not as much fish.
2012-11-04 - Rms Rhone, Salt Island, British Virgin Islands
25.3m - 34 min - Dived with Boed from Blue Water Divers
Guided dive. Bow section on this deep dive. Swam through inside of wreck. First wreck dive.
2012-11-04 - Rms Rhone, Salt Island, British Virgin Islands
18.3m - 54 min - Dived with Boed from Blue Water Divers
Guided dive of the stern section of the wreck. Most visually dramatic dive. Lots of sealife. Saw octopus. Simone was hovering about 3ft over the octopus who was gliding over the bottom buts she didn't see it. I pointed it out to her which startled her for a moment."
2012-11-05 - Bronco Billy, Great Dog Island, British Virgin Islands
13.7m - 60 min - Dived with Scott Martin
First unguided dive. Had to swim a distance from the boat to get to the spot. We made it to the arch but then turned around as we were running out of time. The interesting part was right where we turned around. Great experience with underwater orienteering. Good dive though.
2012-11-07 - The Playground, Little Jost, British Virgin Islands
21.3m - 40 min - Dived with Scott Martin
Unguided dive. Poor visibility. Fish were very large around head of island. Saw 8' nurse shark, 5 barracuda, angelfish, and schools of fish. We overshot the boat swimming back and had to paddle 200 yards back to the boat. Took photos."
Unguided dive. Poor visibility. We didn't know the area and guessed where to anchor the dinghy. We went alone and this was our first dinghy entry and exit. Went due west to find the wall but didn't descend as it was dark and getting late. Was able to find the wall and found our way back to the dinghy perfectly.
Unguided dive. Poor visibility. Dove the bow section with Todd. He is uncertified and we dove together with Simone and Suzanne. Todd got in the water and went down before the rest of us so I followed him down. He drifted up to the surface and then came back down. We left Simone and Suzanne at the surface and we continued on to the wreck site. We took two photos and then continued around the bow of the wreck. He followed me then I saw him move rapidly to the surface. I had been in the water for 15 minutes and knew that the dive was over at that point. I surfaced stopping at 15 ft for three. Minutes before continuing to the surface. Todd was at the surface though making no effort to move to the boat. I looked Around for Simone and Suzanne and found their bubble trail so I knew they were descending. I continued to the boat. Todd had told me he was fine when we reached the surface but when I got to the boat he was drifting away and finally told me to come get. Him. I dropped the dinghy and motored out to his location and hauled him and his equipment into the boat. We motored back to the boat and we offloaded the dinghy just as Simone and Suzanne were surfacing. Todd complained of pain in his left arm and chest."
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