My official time was 1:04:06
Dive Number 24
Ledges of Little St. James, St. Thomas
July 5, 2013
Depth: 40 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
This dive site had more fish than the other reefs because fishing is prohibited in the area. We saw a porcupine puffer fish, Caribbean lobster, spotted eagle ray, nurse sharks, and a lot of trumpetfish.
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Dive Number 23
Fish Bowl, St. Thomas
July 5, 2013
Depth: 70 ft.
Time: 40 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Ash from Red Hook Dive Center. We saw another nurse shark hiding under a ledge of the reef!
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Dive Number 22
Calf, St. Thomas
July 3, 2013
Depth: 42 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Not only did we see a nurse shark, porcupine puffer fish, trumpetfish, Caribbean lobster, and other tropical fish but we got to touch a sea slug, a sea star, and an arrow crab!
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Dive Number 21
Cow, St. Thomas
July 3, 2013
Depth: 42 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Travis from Red Hook Dive Center. We saw three eels, a Caribbean lobster, and tiny sea stars. Apparently, if you dive this reef in the winter you might see a whale. After the dive, Steve and Patty passed homemade coconut pineapple bread around the boat… yum!
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Dive Number 20
Arches and Tunnels, St. Thomas
July 2, 2013
Depth: 38 ft.
Time: 45 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
This was a drift dive but with strong surge instead of a current. Swimming through the arches and tunnels around the dive site reminded me of a lost city. We saw a Caribbean lobster, trumpetfish, and some juvenile spotted drum.
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Dive Number 19
Shallow Grass Cay, St. Thomas
July 2, 2013
Depth: 57 ft.
Time: 45 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Miki from Red Hook Dive Center. We saw a barracuda, moray eel, Caribbean lobster, and a beautiful blue and yellow angelfish. Still no sign of an octopus though…
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Dive Number 18
Mingo Passage, St. Thomas
July 1, 2013
Depth: 45 ft.
Time: 50 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
On this dive we saw a southern stingray buried in the sand, a couple of trumpetfish, and other tropical fish. Tom showed us a beer bottle he has hidden in one of the coral. Back at the dive shop, he gave us free Fools Gold Crew shirts!
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Dive Number 17
Congo, St. Thomas
July 1, 2013
Depth: 57 ft.
Time: 45 minutes
Weight: 8 lbs.
Our instructor/master diver was Tom from Red Hook Dive Center. He is 70 years old! Besides a spotted eel, there were not many new and interesting fish around the reef.
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