4/17 Apparently “Thirsty Thursday” Means “Submerge Yourself In Saltwater”

Thursday – Onboard we have Sophie, a Lovely lady from Scandinavia who is also one of our AOW divers; Richard and Rachel, two OW students just finishing up certification; Tom and Autumn, Tom getting his Fish ID Specialty and Autumn a snorkeling expert; Chris, from LA is an awesome guy and is here on impromptu vacation; Warren and Amy, two newlyweds from Canada, stopping with us for a bit of diving refreshment before honeymooning in Indonesia; and Christos and Tatjana, two super DSD’s that were totally fish in their past lives (or dolphins if you don’t like fish).  This was a very diverse boat.
We jumped in at Pa’ava for Christos and Tatjana’s first dive ever, and did some skills for the OW students.  There were tons of fish for Tom to check out/catalogue, and I debated whether to stick my arm into a hole with a mooray in it to get some diving lead someone left behind.  (The answer was no.)  We moved over to Turtle Canyon to do some more diving and some CESA’s (Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascents), and everyone got in a super long dive in 25 ft of water.  Congratulations all you students of diving, and remember: stay safe.

Weather conditions:  Calm, No swell, Light trade winds, Partly sunny.
Dive sites: Pa’awa, Turtle Canyon
Dive conditions: Pa’awa: Medium current, 50ft, 78F; Turtles: Light Southerly current, 35ft, 78F
Marine Life observed: Eels, Pacific Octopus, Green Sea Turtle
Staff: Captain Kendall; Crew: Mia and Chris; Instructors: Kellan, Tj