7.16.14 Dive Journal
Entry
Master Diver
AAUS D-100
DAN Diving First Aid Pro Provider
Today was filled with
a ton of fun and a huge load of diving!!! I was expecting a normal day of
normal dives… That is not even close to what they were. In the morning all of
the Nauts woke up and got ready to help MOTE with more transplanting corals! I
remember when we hung these corals last year, but this time we were able to
help cut them. This was a great experience for me and the other SCUBAnauts. We
were able to see how to cut these and to see that these are actually tough
corals. This was such an eye opening experience for all of us. Later in the day
we had a talk from Mr. Mark Knowles about the geology of the Florida Keys. Many
don’t really think geology is the best subject…. but having a talk from him,
was so much fun. We learned that over the years that the Florida Keys were
formed from the shifting sand from the original shoals. These sand particles
are called oolites and without these, we wouldn’t have the lower portion of the
Keys. Just thinking this day was amazing and I did not think that this could
get any better, when in fact the day and night got even better. The SCUBAnauts
had the opportunity to go on a night dive. We had two thirty minute dives and
they were filled with so much fun and beautiful creatures. On the second dive,
I saw two massive eagle rays that came right under me. I know that this dive
will stick with me for the rest of my diving career. I hope that I will have
more dives similar to this one!! This is an amazing trip and I will keep many
memories from it!!!
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