by Emma Ziska | Jul 3, 2019 | Diving, Honduran Coral Reef Foundation, Honduras, Quadrat, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, The Foundation
Balancing Ten Things On Cayos Cochinos we wake up in the morning to the chirping of birds, lapping of waves, and tanks clanging in preparation for the morning dives. This morning we continued our research dives at Steering Wheel key. The fish surveying team comprised...
by Diana P. Phillips | Jul 2, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Fish Identification, Honduras, New College, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
Train of Thought Interrupted At 6:30 I woke up; silently I listened to tropical birds and stared at the mosquito net that was spread above my bed, wondering why I, of all the people in the world, got to be in this magnificent place. Eventually, my roommates’ nagging...
by Vivian Foisy | Jul 1, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Honduras, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
[Show thumbnails] Honduras: Not a Quick Stop Our trip to Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, began early in the morning with a 4-hour drive to the Miami airport. We had two groups meeting there, one coming from Tampa, the other from Key West, driving from the SCUBAnauts’ annual...
by Zane Shapiro | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Annual Navigation Challenge In our annual navigation challenge, we are geared up to dive and paired with a member of Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge. Once buddy teams are established and we practice some navigation on land, we practice again in the pool. After...
by Wyatt B. | Jun 26, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
The Spooks Come Out at Night Dives I was excited to experience everything planned on the SCUBAnauts’ summer trip to the Florida Keys with the exception of the night dive. Every night the biggest vertical migration takes place and I wasn’t sure I wanted to...