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Upon arriving at Port Vila, I went to Nautilus Watersports and checked into their bunkhouse. For the duration of my stay in Port Vila, I had decided to go SCUBA diving with the crew at Nautilus and stay with them as well.
Almost immediately I was in my swim trunks, geared up with SCUBA equipment, and on a boat headed for a night dive on a shipwreck.
The sun sets fast in Vanuatu.
The OSU SCUBA program went to Smith Reservoir for the fall 2009 PADI Altitude Class. We Had a great time checking out the underwater topography of the lake. It was a tad bit chilly however. Even those of us in dry suits were feeling the cold by the end of the day.
Gearing up for the dive.
Shore entry.
Some people doing a safety stop.
On the bottom.
Okay?
“Hang ten!” or “Awesome!” One of the two. Either way he was having a great time.
On the surface after a great dive.
Someone doing a safety stop in the shallows.
Party on the bottom!
Eating salmon after the dive.
Alex doesn’t like his picture to be taken.
Nikki with a road flair.
People starting to pass out on the van ride home.
Last weekend Jesi and I drove from Los Angeles to Monterey, Ca for some SCUBA diving. Jesi only had a few dives to finish to complete her divemaster training. I agreed to get her through her last dives to certification.
We drove six hours to make it to Trista’s apartment in Monterey a little before 1am. A few hours of sleep later, we were up and on our way to rent some gear and hit the water. Diving waits for no man!
On Saturday night Trista joined us for an awesome night dive. I didn’t think to bring my camera which was rather unfortunate. We saw at least six baby octopi walking along the bottom hunting for food. Some of them didn’t seem to mind us looking at them. One or two were a little mad. It was so neat seeing the babies walk along the bottom foraging for food!
Sunday saw us complete several more dives before we turned our car south and headed home along the coastal highway. South of Big Sur we just made it through a police roadblock before a lifeflight helicopter landed and shut down the highway. Without traffic behind us it turned into a very pleasant drive back to LA.