Location: Union
Hello everyone!
Thank you for popping into our little blog!
It is day 24 on Ocean Star, and we’re here in beautiful Union Island in Chatham Bay. It has been a splendid day with lots of activities. As skipper today, I decided to wake everyone up with the song I Like to Move It, Move It, from the movie Madagascar, and let me tell you, everyone was thrilled.
Once everyone was ready to get it movin movin, we put on our sunscreen, got our scuba gear ready, and headed out with the dinghy to the edge of the bay we’re currently staying at.
Since we hadn’t had the chance to dive the last couple of days, the way into the water was a bit wonky, but we all made a safe plunge into the ocean. As we descended down to the bottom, we were greeted by the most breathtaking reef that I have ever seen. I have never seen so many healthy-looking corals in my entire life. I can’t even count the amount of fish species we encountered. Some were very friendly and curious, like the princess parrotfish, and some more active and quite protective, like Seargent Majors. Safe to say, all of my Fish Logbooks have already been filled.
While one group was off diving, the other half stayed on the boat and had some time to study and catch up on assignments. The first exam is fast approaching!!! I really appreciate the help and encouragement each of us gives each other during our study sessions.
After the dive, it was time for some lunch la chef Amelia and her sous chefs Max and Drew.
A cheeky little rest later, group 2 swung themselves onto the dinghy and went for another dive in the same dive spot while group one went onto the shore. We were greeted by the lovely guides of a watersport club who took us on a kayaking trip along the bay. I had never done kayaking before, so this was quite exciting 🙂 Everyone absolutely killed it! We’re all natural! These kayaks weren’t just any kayaks. They had glass windows underneath them, which allowed us to peek underneath into the water as we were kayaking. I saw a very speedy turtle, lots of French grunts, and something that might’ve been a pufferfish, but this time, I was too speedy to properly check it out. Peep at the pictures to check out our kayaking adventure.
Back on Ocean Star, it was time for a swift switch in kayaking and diving groups. As mentioned in the title, today was all about efficiency 😉
Sadly, Ally and I weren’t able to participate in the last dive since we had a bit of trouble with equalizing throughout the day, and the first rule of scuba diving is not to do a dive if you don’t feel ready and safe. SO instead, we studied a little up on deck and started to get our daily boat shower going.
As the rest of the crew was heading back on Ocean Star, we cooled off in the water while watching the beautiful and colorful sunset on the horizon.
Once everyone stowed away their diving gear and got off all the sand during boat showers (Quote from Freddie: “Remember sand is the enemy”), we were ready for din din, which was pasta with chicken and pesto, salad, and a delicious banana bread. I still haven’t found the person who has the recipe, but I need it!
As usual, we ended dinner with a squeeze round, and I feel like sharing my question of tonight with the blog, so here it goes: if you could be able to bend any element (water, fire, wind, earth), which one would it be and why?
The day is slowly coming to an end, and we will probably huddle up in the saloon, and all get a good, productive study session going. Maybe (fingers crossed) we can start watching Pirates of the Caribbean: The Black Pearl. This should give you guys a good tip on where we’re heading off to next bright and early tomorrow morning.
That”s it from me for now! Thank you :0
Mama und Babis sizi cok seviyorum ve ozluyorum!!! Mucukluyorum. Defnelein, ich schicke dir ganz viel Sonne nach Amsti und ich vermisse unser twinny time!
Sinimini, ich schicke dir endlose kissies. Ich vermisse dich sehr du Eule 🙂
Until next time!
Lots of Love,
Selin