We woke up knowing that today was going to be a pretty significant (and stress-relieving) day as the second dive of today would be Josh’s 100th dive. The 100th dive milestone was so significant for Josh (other than just being awesome!) because he needed at least 100 dives to be able to complete his open … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 12
Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 11
I was really looking forward to today since we had booked two boat dives for this morning through the dive shop at the resort. I really enjoy boat diving so I kind of couldn’t wait for this morning to come. We got up bright and early to be at the boat, ready for the 8am … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 11
Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 10
Our first dive site of the day was my second attempt at getting to see the Hilma Hooker. I’m super happy to report that I was able to equalize my left ear this time (after a bit of coaxing) and we were able to make it down to check out the shipwreck. The history of … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 10
Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 9
First things first, it was GROUNDHOG DAY! From what we gathered, the hog didn’t see his shadow when they pulled him from his hole. Good for us, kinda shitty for him, because he was probably sleeping… I also think that Groundhog Day is one of Josh’s least favorite days. Probably because I like to celebrate … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 9
Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 8
This morning, we said goodbye to the Week 1 crew who headed back to the Central PA arctic tundra this morning and then we did a quick thankfulness check for being able to spend another week in paradise. Then, we decided it was time to DIVE! After a quick check for our tanks, we loaded … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 8
Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 7
I picked the dive spots for this morning because I had two tasks that I had on my radar to try to accomplish. First, an Instagram acquaintance (SV The Kraken) had seen a seahorse at one of the dive sites a few days prior. Since seahorses are kind of the unicorns of Bonaire, so, I … Continue reading Escape The Winter Trip 2020: Day 7