SLS040211A goes diving

I woke up early yesterday and got started with my morning routine feeling fairly rested. I was still feeling pretty good from my last crew with hopes of the same for this crew. We were taking along a new divemaster, Jess, to see how she would like the live aboard. We met for flags and breakfast then off to the commisary to start the 'process'. We loaded the usual 5 coolers of ice and the rest of the food then off to the scuba area to load everything else. We were 'wheels up' before 10am...pretty good! We arrived at the boat nice and early and started loading the boat with a brief interruption for a passing rain shower. There's hope for this crew; they got to work and actually listened! They did their orientation and set up their bunks as I caught my first nap. We had lunch and it was off to the reef. We went to Western Sambo for our first dive, a lead dive, in conditions that weren't great but do-able. That went well with the exception of a little manatee action over a shallow part of the reef. Jess brought up the rear of the bunch, 'herding the cats'. We let the group go free for their second dive; Jess took a diver on a one-on-one led dive. A late day but not a bad one. The burgers were good and delivered a crazy dream as promised...lobsters, lobsters Walt!