5 May 2019

Another early morning today, waking up at 7:15, we headed out for our dives. Today, at Big Grado, we would be diving along the side of a reef and into a small cave which would be our first time in a cave. At first, I was unimpressed with the lack of coral that at the site compared to the other sites we have been at, but once we reached the cave it was so incredible. It was about 20 feet wide in all directions and had some of the most red coral and beautiful rocks that I had seen. For our second dive, we dove the Kodiak Queen, a wreck intentionally sunken a few years ago specifically for diving. While there, we were able to see two large French Angle Fish which are mostly black with yellow scales on it, and so unique looking. We also saw two very large pufferfish. At times, they swam within inches of my hands at times.We were also able to swim through parts of the wreck. Even though it was dark, we could see thing they had put inside as a joke, like a computer keyboard and a home phone. Seeing the inside of the ship was almost like seeing it on land. I was so surprised to find how much the internal structure was still the same.
Hours Today- 5
Hours Total- 33.5 hours
Time Posted- 20:51

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