by Site Admin | Jun 23, 2012 | Blogs, Summer Trips
Brooke conducting an AGRRA point count surveyHello, the SCUBAnauts have arrived in Belize! We got to drive though Belize city. We saw the poorest and richest parts of Belize. Since our currency is twice as strong, most of the Belize citizens are poor in our standards....
by Site Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
We ask all of the SCUBAnauts to keep a journal during our science expeditions. This is both so they can take notes during lessons and to record their thoughts throughout the trip. Here is a sample of some of their journal entries from the Bahamas...
by Site Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
As many people know by now, the Tarpon Springs Chapter’s summer trip to the Bahamas got cut short by Tropical Storm Emily. After our second day of diving on Wednesday, we all returned to our rooms to find notes on the door saying that our original departure date...
by Site Admin | Aug 2, 2011 | Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Our second day on the island and our first day of diving! Everyone went to bed really early last night after our looooong day of traveling. So we were all ready for breakfast at 7 am. Everyone, especially the teen-aged boys with endless appetites, is...
by Site Admin | Aug 2, 2011 | Summer Trips
Today was our travel day, and it was long and difficult. We started off by driving from Tampa Bay to Fort Lauderdale overnight, with several of the parents driving vans and cars loaded with gear, luggage and kids. It was definitely an all-nighter for those parents and...
by Site Admin | Jul 3, 2010 | Education, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Today is our last day on the island, since we leave at 6 am tomorrow in order to catch our plane back to the US. We had to squeeze in our last dive before noon because you should always leave 24 hours in between diving and flying. The excess nitrogen that we inhale...
