Two great dives this a.m.: Windmill Reef, a/k/a The Shallows
Which has no windmills, nor is it shallow.
Also saw the Rum Runner wreck,
which is just off that reef.
The Valleys was our second dive.
Both had moderate current so we covered
a lot of reef without much effort.
A bazillion Brazillions showed up this a.m.,
but we didn't have to dive with them.
There were many dive students so Aquanauts put Lorri & me
on a small boat with Andrew & Karl
(dove with them Thursday a.m.).
We are on a small boat tomorrow, too,
when the cruise ships have booked every other space.
(Lorri did not plan to dive every day;
she tried to get on for Sunday,
but was told "no vacancies",
as three cruise ships arecoming into port
that have booked them all.)
Because it was such a small group,
I asked for an alternate to the DM's plan:
When the first person hits 700psi,
we all come up together, too . . .
If Andrew or Karl hits low air first,
they go up as a buddy team,
and Lorri & I keep diving with the DM.
That's what we did and so,
for the first time in many dives,
I got below 1000lbs psi . . . TWICE.
I hope we can continue to do that.
The camera didn't like the deep water at Rum Runner (110');
it sort of locked up past 80' and couldn't change modes.
So much for my "trying different settings" plan of last night.
These were at the Rum Runner Wreck
First sign of Lionfish (but there were plenty)
French Angelfish
These were at The Valleys
Andrew taking a photograph
A bowl of lettuce anyone?
This barrel sponge with lettuce-leaf algae growing in it
struck me as what you might see on a dining table.
Lorri was accommodated on our small boat!
Returning for the second time (Barb & Lorri)
and third time (me) has its benefits!
Also, it's great that we are not on some cattle boat
with "cruise divers" who, by contract with the cruise lines,
generally can't go below 30',
nor have a very long dive
(in order to keep them safe from getting "bent",
as there is no Hyperbaric Chamber on Grenada).
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