The second day for the Scuba group was a full 4 hours of diving! Before the dive boat left its mooring, Vadim attached his BCD (buoyancy control device) to his air tank containing compressed air at 21% oxygen mix. NHS alum, Hugh Hare ‘87, was leading the dive group and showed the students some of the tricks to defog goggles prior to entering the water. The crew completed 2 dives in the morning before returning to the shore to refill tanks.
On each dive, the group explored coral reefs...part of the third largest reefline in the world! The fourth and final dive of the day featured the Copenhagen, a ship that sunk when it collided with the reef more than 20 years ago!
In between dives, divers need to meet “surface” requirements. These gaps of time hanging on the boat are frat opportunities to share stories and hang out with each other.a
At the end of the day, the students were rightfully exhausted, but were so pumped about their progress as advanced adventure divers!
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