This mornings first dive was at buck point. Diving with Andre and I was the Mellott family, Skip and Patrick Mckenzie, Amanda Alleyne and William Bungardner. We hit 80 feet with 60 foot visability. While diving we found a huge stingray sleeping in the sand. We watched it for a few minutes and then it started swiming right towards several members of our group. Andre found an arrow crab and being the entertainer that he is pretended that he was going to eat it.

The second dive was at the Navy Barges. The depth was 40 feet, and visibility was about the same as the first dive. Daphne Mellott found a nurse shark sleeping, and also had a lot of fun watching a blinny for a while. There was also another nurse shark sleeping on the wreck, so our divers got to see two sharks on one dive. Sean Mellott took some really good pictures. 

This was the Mellott families first dive trip after getting certified at home in cold water. We had a great time with them and hope they come back soon. 

Last update: 29-03-2008 12:06

When Chad suggested to the family that they should do a Discover Scuba Dive when the family was on a cruise on Carnival Freedom, Karen, Mark and his twin sisters we're sure it was such a great idea but decided to go along with it because Chad was so enthusiastic.

 We picked them up from the WICO dock in Havensight and brought them to the shop so they could review the video before getting in the pool with me.  I split them up with Mark, Chad and Morgan in the first group and I have to say they did a great job and completed all their skills with ease.  The second group with Amy and Karen took a little more time but they both did a fine job so we headed to the boat to go diving!  Amy elected to snorkel instead and just follow the dive group around from the surface.

 For first timers, they were all very comfortable in the water and had a fantastic time as we did a dive on Wye Reef and a second dive on the Cartanser Senor.  We are so lucky to have fantastic dive sites in a beautiful cove protected from the wind and waves with a wreck and two reefs in shallow enough water to be able to introduce divers to the underwater world.

 Great job you all!  See you when you're certified!

Last update: 29-03-2008 12:05