Location: Cocos Keeling
Aujourdhui on sest reveilles sur une ile paradisiaque avec le lever de soleil et le bruit des vagues. Apres avoir dit au revoir a Riley, on a mis toutes nos affaires dans le dinghy pour pouvoir rentrer a la nage. Ben nous a donne un cours sur la formation de lile et la composition du sable et ensuite et sest rassembles a la pointe de Direction Island pour laisser le courant nous porter jusqua Argo. Pendant ce snorkelling on a pu voir une dizaine de requins (pointes noires, pointes blanche, ). On a aussi aperu des poissons lions et de nombreuses espces assez imposantes. Grace au courant on fonait a travers les coraux. Avec Drazka on sest retrouves face a un requins gris de plus de 2m de long et tres curieux, il est venu assez prs de nous et on peut dire quon tait prtes a en dcoudre. Ne vous inquitez pas, le requin a fini par abandonner aprs avoir vu la toile de nos muscles. Apres tant demotions on tait bien contentes de trouver un petit djeun prs pour nous sur le bateaux. Apres avoir tout ranger on tait tous un peu agiter car le staff avait la liste des nouvelles watch teams!! Dans la team de Gab et Meg il y a: Phillip, Amanda M, Ava et Juliette. Avec Ben et Kaki: Moi, Bodhi, Kiley et Hannah et avec Will et Allie: Ainsley, Drazka, Charlie et Travis. Avec nos watch teams respective on a fait un Mon Over Board drill et on a passer en revue toutes nos responsabilits en cas durgence. Peu aprs les groupes ont pu aller rcolter des donnes pour leur sujet de recherche pendant que les rescue divers (Charlie et moi) et les dive masters ( Phillip, kaki et Will) compltaient leurs dernires competences. Maintenant que nous avons termine toute la thorie pour rescue, Charlie et moi sommes un peu stresses car a tout moment e staff peut mettre en scene une situation durgence (un plongeur paniqu, inconscient ou perdu) et nous devons ragir le plus vite possible pour mettre en pratique ce que nous vos appris. Nous devons russir deux scenario pour passer le test. Ce soir pendant le coucher de soleil on mis du jazz et on a tous mange le plat que Kiley et Travis nous ont prepare> Ma question de squeeze ce soir tait: Si vous pouvez rester dans un seul pays toute votre vie sans jamais le quitter, le ce serait? Les rponses qui sont venues le plus tait, Australie et USA. For Ainsleys sister> Fog and Medium Maman jai oublie de te dire au telephone que jai racheter de la lessive (jespre quelle va fonctionner) et aussi sur toutes nos bonbonnes de plonges il est crit Catalina.
Today, we woke up on a paradise island with the sunrise and the sound of the waves. After saying goodbye to Riley, we put all our stuff in the dinghy to be able to swim back. Ben gave us a lesson on the formation of the island and the composition of the sand and then gathered at the tip of Direction Island to let the current carry us to Argo. During this snorkeling, we were able to see about ten sharks (black tips, white tips, etc.). We also saw lionfish and many quite imposing species. Thanks to the current, we rushed through the corals. With Drazka we found ourselves facing a gray shark more than 2m long and very curious, it came quite close to us and we can say that we were ready to fight. Don’t worry. The shark ended up giving up after seeing the web of our muscles. After so much emotion, we were very happy to find a breakfast ready for us on the boat. After putting everything away, we were all a little agitated because the staff had the list of the new watch teams!! In Gab and Meg’s team, Phillip, Amanda M, Ava, and Juliette are there with Ben and Kaki: Me, Bodhi, Kiley, and Hannah, and with Will and Allie, Ainsley, Drazka, Charlie, and Travis. With our respective watch teams, we did a Mon Over Board drill, and we reviewed all our responsibilities in case of emergency. Shortly after, the groups were able to collect data for their research topic while the rescue divers (Charlie and me) and the dive masters (Phillip, Kaki, and Will) completed their last skills. Now that we have finished all the theory for rescue, Charlie and I are a little stressed because, at any moment, the staff can stage an emergency situation (a panicked, unconscious, or lost diver), and we have to react as quickly as possible to put into practice what we have learned. We have to succeed in two scenarios to pass the test. Tonight, during the sunset, we put on some jazz, and we all ate the meal that Kiley and Travis prepared for us> My squeeze question tonight was: If you could stay in one country your whole life without ever leaving, what would it be? The answers that came up the most were Australia and the USA. For Ainsleys sister> Fog and Medium Mom, I forgot to tell you on the phone that I bought more laundry detergent (I hope it will work), and also, on all our diving tanks, it says Catalina.