Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
After a late night of partying hard at the BBQ, our boat woke up with an early start of bagels and yogurt for breakfast as we began to leave Leverick Bay and set sail to Great Harbour Peter. As we were on our way, the dolphins were working on their projects and underwater photography manuals as the Neptunes (me and Harrison) reviewed their deep water manuals. I eventually got to learn a couple of things about sailing with the help of Lindsay. We then made it to our destination and immediately began setting up our dive gear. Afterward, we had deli sandwiches for lunch, and then I and Harrison parted ways to go on our first deep dive with another boat. There was a bit of a storm so we had to wait a little bit before we began our dive. After the storm calmed down, the neptunes were given a briefing on their deep dive. I was a bit nervous, given that most of my deep dive manual was about the many things that could go wrong with a deep dive, such as the effects of nitrogen narcosis as you descend deeper and deeper down. Even with that in mind, the deep dive went surprisingly well for me and felt the exact same as a normal dive. After a successful dive, Harrison and I got back to our boat and relaxed for a while as the rest of the dolphins began their underwater photography dive. Immediately after they got done, some of them, including me, wanted to go wakeboarding.
We eventually did, but it was only Arya who attempted to wake board. It didn’t last long since we had to go on to another boat to watch a shark dissection. It was very interesting to learn about the anatomy of a dogfish shark, and we even got to hold some of its organs. After that, we all got back to our boat, showered, and prepared for dinner. Tonight’s meal was risotto with chicken, salad, and corn. For the squeeze, I asked everyone what’s something they love that everyone hates and something they hate that everyone loves. Personally, I love the smell of cigarette smoke but hate wearing jeans. Overall, despite today being fairly straightforward and simple, we all loved the time that we shared together, and I hope this can go on for the next 13 days we have at ActionQuest.
– Leo M.