Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Day 16: Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Back in the water today! We took our first class field trip to Little Harbor, which is about five miles away on the other side of the island. Since there's a beach there, we learned how to do beach entries, as well as rescue dives out of the surf.

Waiting for the bus in the morning, we decided to start a game of Ninja. You get one movement to try to hit another person's hand- if your hand is hit, you're out.


The bus eventually got here, and we all piled on with our dive gear as well as lunches for the afternoon. 


After about a 20 minute bus ride, we finally arrived at Little Harbor. It was a really pretty campground-esque place, complete with palm trees and fire ring.


Here's a shot of Little Harbor itself, where we conducted our rescue dives. The surf wasn't too strong, but we had tons of fun diving in and out of the waves in our wetsuits. By the end of our time in the water, we were all covered in seaweed and salt- the trademarks of a day well spent.


After getting out of the water and eating lunch, we had some time to look around. Most of us went on a mini-hike to Shark Harbor, which was absolutely gorgeous. The sun was hitting the water just right, and the ocean looked as if it were glowing white.

Chase and Katie walking to Shark Harbor


Pausing for pictures overlooking the cove
Albert's mid-hike find

 Here's one of my favorite shots from the day, a panoramic of the harbor:


And I'll throw in one more group shot just for good measure:


When we returned to campus, we rinsed down our gear and had some free time followed by a short lecture on Nitrox diving. Who said school isn't fun?

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