Med School Vacation: Night Diving

So I had this whole blog post done and I was just about to hit publish when the new blogger site decided to delete it instead. So now it's going to be the quick version.

Over break we had a chance to go night diving. I was pretty nervous about the idea at first, especially getting into dark water that I couldn't see the bottom. Turns out it wasn't that bad. We went out just after dusk, so there was still a little light and it made the transition to dark water easier. There were also 7 of us on the dive and between all of our flashlights, it was never really that dark.

We went to a site that we have dove many times (the training site) but it was very different in the dark. A lot more fish were out, especially the really small fish which hide during the day. I tried to get a few pictures, but apparently it's rather difficult to photograph in the dark, underwater, with just a flashlight; who would have thought ;) We did get to see an octopus though, which was really cool since you almost never see them. Overall it was a really cool dive experience.

Also over break, Owen got his rescue diver certification with Octopus Diving and I helped out by being the victim. Next it's the Advanced certification for me hopefully in the next month. Anyway other than that, break was pretty relaxed, which was much needed. Look for another update soon from my parents' visit. Until then, enjoy the few pictures from the night dive and the starfish in Grand Case bay. Hope everyone is having a wonderful spring!