Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
Today was Rhone Day! We woke up at the anchorage of the wreck off the coast of salt island. We had cereal and oatmeal for breakfast, then got our suits and sunscreen on. We were the first group to dive, so we left the anchorage first, but while picking up our anchor, Allie discovered our anchor was wrapped around another boat. We had to take our time getting it unwrapped, so we ended up diving second. We motored over and listened to music on the way, excited for the big dive. Drew and Claire finished their books on the way. When we got to the spot, we had to wait for the other boat to finish their dive. While we waited, we reviewed for the final sail exam with another boat, Beso. The review was so helpful before the 50-question test. We were all a little nervous about the test, but took it and all passed easily.
Now we are sail and dive certified!! As a celebration, Thomas, Kellen, and Meredith played cards. Finally, we could dive, so we dinghied over to the dive boat and kitted up. Once we had all our gear set, we got a pep talk from the dive masters and instructors. They told us the background of the Rhone wreck and mapped out our dive for us. Hays, Kate, and I were in a buddy group. We descended and swam over to the wreck, following our dive master. The wreck was so cool. We saw so much coral and animals around the broken-down structure. The best part was swimming through a tunnel formed by the wreck. Lyla and Evan got so many cool videos of us diving. Once we resurfaced, we ate delicious ramen and talked about the dive. Next, we did the salt island hike. Matthew threw rocks off the cliff at the top to see how big the splash could be at the bottom. The view was incredible over the cliffs and out to the Atlantic. Then we motored back, showered, and napped out on the bow. For dinner, we rafted with all four boats on our side. We had breakfast for dinner, which was so good. We also traded with another camp boat for eggs, and we gave them goldfish. The trade was super funny and successful. We used the eggs to make brownies and ate them, then hung out with the other boats! Overall a successful day!