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A Turtle of a Day!

Posted on July 24, 2017 by debbie

On first dive today, a hawksbill turtle swam by to chew on the fin of H, our dive master. He was quite intent on tasting purple fin. Murray captured some amazing video of this fellow, but you will have to … Continue reading →

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First Dives

Posted on July 21, 2017 by debbie

Normally Murray and I get a touch of the nerves on our first dive of a trip. Not this time. Maybe it is because we dove in Dominica only two months ago. B, however, had nerves enough for everyone as … Continue reading →

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Carry On Packing Re-evaluation

Posted on July 18, 2017 by debbie

When we got back from Dominica, I  mentioned that we were going to re-evaluate our packing as our rollie bags, with dive gear, were getting too heavy. As I unpacked my bag, I made a list of items to look … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound

Posted on May 25, 2017 by debbie

When we booked this trip we decided to try something different with our flights. Instead of doing one huge long haul from Edmonton to Toronto to Barbados, and the same coming home, we broke it up and stayed overnight in … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on May 23, 2017 by debbie

We spend our last day chilling on the beach. We go down to the beach closest to where we are staying. The waves are rougher today and the tide is coming in, so swimming is a challenge. Actually, no swimming … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s Dive 400 and Other Tidbits

Posted on May 22, 2017 by debbie

We dive today with Eco Divers. The second dive is my 400th dive! The sea creatures must have known it was a special dive as some of my favourites swim by to help celebrate. There is surge here and we rock … Continue reading →

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Barbados

Posted on May 21, 2017 by debbie

We sadly say goodbye to our wonderful friends D&C, hop on a plane and end up in Barbados. We have decided to stay three nights in Barbados to check things out before flying home. We walk today, boy do we … Continue reading →

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The Drift Dive that Wasn’t

Posted on May 15, 2017 by debbie

Our dive master, Cann, tells us that our second dive today is a drift dive. We are going to enter the water at the mooring ball where we are situated from the first dive and drift north to the next … Continue reading →

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Crustaceans and Coasts

Posted on May 14, 2017 by debbie

Today we get a surprise when we go down to the dock to board the dive boat. This is the boat we are using for today, for the four of us! There are four crew so the crew to client … Continue reading →

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Emerald Pool

Posted on May 13, 2017 by debbie

Today we move from mid Island to the south, into the capital of Dominica, Roseau. It takes us until 1:30 to pay up,  check out, drive, check into the hotel and dive shop, buy gas and groceries. After all our … Continue reading →

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