We started today off by feeding some pigs on the beach. I know it sounds a little ridiculous, but it’s true (continued…) I’m not sure how it first began, but “Pigs Beach” has become a major tourist attraction in the Bahamas, and the pigs now rely on people to feed them their food scraps. The […]
What a fantastic day of diving! Several students even said that these were the best dives they had ever done (continued…) And for me, I’d have to put them in my top 10 as well – not only because they were awesome dives but because the students enjoyed them so much. What a joy it […]
After two years of planning, it’s officially the start of SeaTrek’s very first FATHOMS Bahamas voyage! One by one our 15 students began arriving in Nassau and were escorted to the boat we chartered for the voyage. She is a 65-foot sailing schooner named the Avalon. (you can click there to see pictures of the […]
A short rain shower got everyone up early and got us going (continued…) We ate a quick breakfast and got in the water for our next dive as soon as we could. We dove at a site called Barracuda Shoals. We saw so many different creatures, including 4 large stingrays, 3 lionfish, several grouper, 2 […]
We started our first full day of the voyage with Capt. Brandon giving us a boat briefing (continued…) Then we left the dock and got underway, heading toward the Exuma Islands. We made good use of the seven-hour journey by getting to know one another and taking care of some program logistics. There was a […]
Biologist’s Log: July 5, 2013 Today SeaTrek’s Director of Marine Science, Angie Cowan said her goodbyes as she headed off to run the very first FATHOMS Bahamas voyage (continued…) Today the FATHOMS 1 students will pack their bags and meet up with the main SeaTrek program students for a fun night of socializing over pizza […]
Biologist’s Log: July 4, 2013 First off, Happy Independence Day! Well, it’s officially our last full day out on the water (continued…) We started it off right with a student-led dive at Rainbow Canyon on Pelican Island. The students loved the dive and thought it was the perfect last dive for the voyage. After the […]
Biologist’s Log: July 3, 2013 Today we were up bright and early to get underway and dive one of the Caribbean’s very best wreck dives, the stern section of the R.M.S. Rhone! (continued…) The site is also important because it helped to establish sport diving in the BVI. It was also declared the Virgin Islands’ […]
Biologist’s Log – July 2, 2013 After breakfast we headed to Ginger Island for a morning dive at one of our favorite sites called “Alice in Wonderland.” (continued…) Due to its isolated location and sometimes challenging conditions, we don’t get to dive there very often. But today was an exception, as conditions were great. This […]
Biologist’s Log – July 1, 2013 We woke up in Leverick Bay, topped off the water tanks and headed for Vixen Point in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda (continued…) There we enjoyed some shore time and beach games with the other main program boats. We had a nice game of flag football and volleyball […]
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