Location: Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Today, we woke up to a beautiful Bequian sunrise. We all enjoyed a fantastic breakfast as the warm sun and breeze made the perfect climate. Bequia seems to have slightly more unpredictable weather patterns than some of the other islands, but we love the wind and occasional showers. We were all super excited for the day which lay ahead.
The classes we had today were Marine Biology, Oceanography, and Nautical Science. The detail and application of all the courses on board are incredible, but being able to instantly look and apply everything that is learned is such an incredible part of this experience. We learned about energy transfer in oceanography, mammals and birds in marine bio, and charting in seamanship.
After the class, we were all so excited to go on the first wreck dive in this program. Being exposed to such a beautiful marine environment and many different types of diving makes every dive completely different and so much fun. The wreck we went to was a 30m Tug boat of the Devil’s Table Point in Bequia. Thanks to the fantastic dive instructors, this was a more challenging and technical dive that the group did great on. On the dive site, we saw so many marine creatures, including garden eels, trumpet fish, parrot fish, barracuda, and the reminisce of a resident octopus. Pretty coooooool!
Tonight’s dinner was a pie, which was so awesome. Food on boats can be simple, but having a crust on a pie full of fresh local vegetables and proteins is such a brilliant treat that we are so fortunate to have on Ocean Stars. The squeeze question tonight was… You have to train some dogs for a service job that isn’t currently real. I said that I would train golden retrievers to rescue people from ball pits. I think I would enjoy honing the agility and recovery skills of a puppy jumping into a ball pit all day.
It is so fantastic to eat together every evening and get to know just a bit more about each other. I think tonight will bring some bright stars and will be a great night to sit on anchor watch.