The Catacombs
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgdz10MsjSA)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgdz10MsjSA)
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04 April 2010
The Catacombs
Today we got the chance to go around to the East side of South Caicos. It was a little bit rough and I got a tad seasick, but I had a great dive at "The Catacombs," a series of underwater caves. They were the same once I'd been to once before, but it was good to go back. Here's a video one of the caves:
26 October 2009
Fall Break
Today is the last day of the students' Fall Break. In fact, Jessee's just gone to the airport to pick up the first returning group. They're required to vacate the SFS center when not in session, which meant that it's been very quiet for the last several days - a welcomed change.
Since "dive buddies" are easier to come by when nobody has work to be doing, I started off the break with a lot of diving. We took this opportunity to do a little exploratory diving in areas less frequented, including the East Bay Spur (a large prow that juts out into "the blue," dropping off to 1000s of feet deep in all directions), the area between the moorings for Spanish Chain and the Grotto (a relatively unremarkable area, it turns out), and The Catacombs (a series of exciting underwater caves). I also went to a few of our regular spots and saw, most notably, a massive male Hawksbill turtle. Sightings of male turtles are very rare, as they spend most of their time in the open sea, only returning to coastal waters in search of mates. Also on that same dive we found two (possibly three) female Hawksbills, which made me wonder if they had been drawn there by the male.
Exiting a cave at "The Catacombs"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9S43EFsLrE)
Sharpnose Puffer, one of Jessee's favorite fishes because of its odd appearance.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4Rjtmaeds)
We also broke out the Scrabble board, and started training to be able to beat my mom (she's really good). Of our three completed games, our standings are Jessee-1, Brett-2. I only wish I had taken a picture of the completed board (for two of the games, anyway). I led off our second game with a 72-point blowout. Jessee regained ground throughout, but couldn't pull ahead before the game ended. Look out mom!
We also did a little knee boarding:
Brett on the Knee Board
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUwaGqLaGg)
Since "dive buddies" are easier to come by when nobody has work to be doing, I started off the break with a lot of diving. We took this opportunity to do a little exploratory diving in areas less frequented, including the East Bay Spur (a large prow that juts out into "the blue," dropping off to 1000s of feet deep in all directions), the area between the moorings for Spanish Chain and the Grotto (a relatively unremarkable area, it turns out), and The Catacombs (a series of exciting underwater caves). I also went to a few of our regular spots and saw, most notably, a massive male Hawksbill turtle. Sightings of male turtles are very rare, as they spend most of their time in the open sea, only returning to coastal waters in search of mates. Also on that same dive we found two (possibly three) female Hawksbills, which made me wonder if they had been drawn there by the male.
Exiting a cave at "The Catacombs"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9S43EFsLrE)
Sharpnose Puffer, one of Jessee's favorite fishes because of its odd appearance.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d4Rjtmaeds)
We also broke out the Scrabble board, and started training to be able to beat my mom (she's really good). Of our three completed games, our standings are Jessee-1, Brett-2. I only wish I had taken a picture of the completed board (for two of the games, anyway). I led off our second game with a 72-point blowout. Jessee regained ground throughout, but couldn't pull ahead before the game ended. Look out mom!
We also did a little knee boarding:
Brett on the Knee Board
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUwaGqLaGg)
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