SLS0813A - day six

Today is the last day on the water. Everyone is hoping for no jellies as this is the last chance to dive. The weather promises to cooperate so we’ll see.

Captain Denny had the crew up a little early. We had to go in to get fuel then get out to the dive site. When we left the fuel dock we put up all of the sails. There was a good wind blowing so sailing would be good. We didn’t see too many jellies in the water but it’s difficult when the water is a little rough. The boys liked riding on the bow, jumping up as the bow went up in the waves.

When we got to the dive site there still weren’t a lot of jellies to be seen but after we got into the water we found that they were a little further under the surface and harder to see. They still weren’t as thick as the past few dives. The conditions under the water were pretty nice; good visibility and just a little surge. The dive went well and everyone made it back on the boat without getting stung.

Today the crew sort of does the reverse of the day they arrived. While we were under way the crew was below deck re-packing everything they brought on board and then broke down their scuba units and packed them up. We also had lunch while under way. At the dock they unloaded all of the personal gear and scuba gear from the boat. Once the boat was empty they scrubbed the boat and cleaned below decks…leave it better than you found it! When the vans and trailer arrivde all of the personal gear and scuba gear was loaded and then it was back on the road for 1 ½ hours. On the drive we ran into some torrential rain. Back on base we washed all of the scuba gear and put it up to dry. It’s hard to get the gear to dry without the sun. The crew was now free for about two hours to unpack/re-pack and shower. We met again in the scuba area, returned and checked-in the scuba gear and then had a little meeting to review the trip, do some paperwork and hand out patches.

Next was Flags and Luau. Besides skits the crews played games at Luau then finished with dinner. After dinner they were free to do what they wanted.