Day 5 – Some New Sites
The crew went diving on some new sites today…new for
Divemaster Jenna and the crew. Since we were on the dock we had a big cooked
breakfast of pancakes and sausage. After breakfast the crew cleaned up and
readied for another day of diving.
We headed out from the marina, put up the sails and hit
the ocean. It was a bit ‘sporty’ but everyone handled it well. Motion Sickness
Medicine, regardless of brand, works miracles. We put out fishing lines but had
no luck so far. It was looking like a repeat of last week. We hit our first
dive site, Toppino’s Buoy. The conditions were great despite the surface being
rough. The dive went well. Our second dive was at a site called Nine Foot
Stake. Apparently at one time there was a big stake marking the nine foot depth
over the reef. Just about everyone saw a large nurse shark here. While on the
tag line, after everyone was back on the boat (first in, last out) I was
surrounded by lots of clumps of Sargasso Grass. In the clumps were tiny fish
called Pygmy File Fish. Then a clump came along with a seahorse in it. We never
see seahorses; especially out in the open ocean. Everyone grabbed their snorkel
gear and jumped in to check out the seahorse. Jenna was especially excited. After
everyone was back on board we headed for Eastern Dry Rocks. On the way we put
out the fishing rods only this time a tuna hit. Jenna and Adam brought the fish
in. The fish was filleted and but in the fridge until dinner. The last dive was
great. We saw lots of animals including two turtles.
After the dive we headed back into the marina. We were
going to spend the night on the mooring ball but the weather predicted a bad
squall line sometime overnight. In the marina we had a great dinner of
bratwurst and tuna. Yummy!
After dinner the crew took another walk to the ‘Stop and
Rob’ for more ice cream. This time Jenna and I went along for the walk. When we returned everyone pretty much went to
bed. Because of the impending storm, everyone slept below decks.
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