Location: Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Off to another fresh start in the waters of Guadaloupe. A breakfast of blueberry pie oatmeal was followed by a fantastic dive at Jacques Cousteau’s favorite dive sight off the rocky shores of Pigeon Island. Below the surface, a large stone statue of him stood. Surrounding him were vibrant coral gleaming with life: triggerfish, damselfish, cowfish, trumpetfish, and the largest moray eel I have ever seen. As I laid down next to the beautiful green beast, I approximated its length to be about six feet and its body diameter about a foot; it’s clear someone was eating well. After a scare with a missing GoPro and then a successful recovery mission, we headed back to the boat where we took our VHF tests and earned our license, which allows us to use VHF radios (very high frequency). After lunch, we split into groups and waited for the screams up on deck, signaling the start of our Emergency First Responder scenarios. We were tasked with reacting and saving civilians (played by the staff) from injuries and conditions, including severe bleeding, neck, and spinal injuries, and unresponsiveness with no breathing. Although the scene became very hectic very fast, many lives were saved that day. After dinner, we had oceanography class and prepped for our passage the following day.
Question of the day: what movie character does the person to the left of you most resemble?