SLS022512A - Wednesday...fully rested

Yesterday was a lazy, late wake up. Everyone was well rested from a night on the dock without anchor watch. We had a great breakfast of pancakes and sausage, then it was off to the ocean for another day of diving. The winds were still up so we decided to start local at Western Sambo. Conditions were a little sporty but the reef blocked most of the wave action. Everyone dove and things went without incident. This group has been better than most. It's a pleasure to get a crew that has the ability to listen; especially on 'forget everything Wednesday'.

After the dive Denny made the decision to go east, into the wind, to Looe Key. "No guts, no glory". The waves and wind weren't as bad as expected and no one 'blew chunks', unlike yesterday. It was a long ride to Looe Key so we put out the fishing lines and enjoyed the ride. Unfortunately the fish weren't cooperating.

We arrived at Looe Key and there were no other boats there. It was a little rough for some and late in the afternon so we had the place to ourselves. It was a good dive. There was also a purpose to the dive. It is the same place we were doing the night dive. We dive our night dive site during the day that so we get to see where we will be diving at night in the light. Looe Key is a beautiful dive site. Everyone enjoyed it and a few even saw some sharks.

We finished the dive, had dinner then prepared for the night dive. The dive lights were prepared and we did a dive briefing. It was near dark so we geared everyone up and got in. The crew was divided into two teams, one team for Dave one team for Mike. We took our teams out as a led group and turned them loose as soon as we saw that they were comfortable in the dark. It was another nice dive. The visibility was a little off but still good enough for a good dive.

After the dive we stowed our gear and headed to Key Lois to anchor for the night. The ride was beautiful. Once we turned off the lights the stars came out. Even the half moon was so bright it lit up the ocean. When we arrived at Key Lois we dropped the hook, started the first anchor watch and settled in for the night.