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Rhode Island!
6/07/11 Today we changed it up! I met Ricky and Anthony at Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown, RHODE ISLAND! I had a LOT of firsts today. It was my first time in Rhode Island, my first ocean dive of the internship, and my first dive in New England! The park and ocean were beautiful,…
Baltimore: City, Sights, and Exploration
In addition to the action packed days with Holly at the National Aquarium, my visit to Baltimore afforded me the opportunity to explore the city and the Inner Harbor region where the Aquarium is located. The Inner Harbor area is home to many interesting and historical buildings and landmarks. I spent some time walking through…
The Gauntlet
After several weekends of miserable weather and cancelled plans, the conditions were finally good enough to go diving (sort of). It was still a little rainy and choppy, but there was less wind predicted than usuall. So I headed up to Dave and Heather’s house in Beverly Mass. on Friday so that we could get…
Cavern! Cavern! Cavern!
Big day today. We started out early with the cavern course on dry land. Terrence and Renee strung a cavern reel line from around and between trees, picnic tables, and other obstacles in the park so that we could simulate following a course underwater. We began by learning how to use the line as a…
A Day working at Shoreline Diving Services
Today I will be heading to work with Rick at his company Shoreline Diving Services. We grabbed some tanks and headed to Rick’s boat which is kept about an hour from his house. There I met Elliot who would be tending, which means he is staying on the boat while we dive and making sure…
Saga of the Kelp
I was awoken on day two of my Optiquatics adventure by the sound of the engines turning off. Fighting the desire to roll over and return to sleep, I made my way above decks. It was bright, sunny and beautiful again just like yesterday. The boat was anchored about fifty feet away from the San…
