After an amazing breakfast, we DITs (Divers in Training) went for our first offshore dive! We were very excited to know that we could go diving today to complete 2/4 of our Open Water Dives we need to be certified. There was not a lot of hope yesterday with the conditions being so terrible (visibility and current), but it really cleared up for us today.

We saw some awesome barrel sponges and got attacked by some damselfish!

We also practiced some skills with Prof. Brad to continue our training!! Almost right after we got off the boat, we went on a snorkeling scavenger hunt and tried to get as many pictures and samples as we could before we headed off for some lunch (we ended up being a little late). I got some crazy sunburns on my hands, but nothing compared to the sunburn on Brad’s head that he is calling a “base”. We are excited to continue our dives tomorrow and study hard for our lab practical exams!

-Kit-Kat Kylie