I think we're going to be waking up early this whole trip, which works well. The cabana gets light as soon as dawn breaks (5AM to 5:30).
Today the seas were calmer and we took the morning boat trip to Pirate's Point. Wall dive.
We did the drop off dive at Coco View Wall.
Patty, the owner of the dive shop, gave a buoyancy clinic, which was interesting. Especially since she gave a buoyancy test to see if your overweighted. At the end of your dive (800-1000 psi ideal), expel all air out of your bcd. If you sink, you are overweighted, if you rise you are underweighted. After practicing, Jim and I were both able to drop a couple of pounds.
After lunch we did a shore dive. I didn't want to go out on the boat because the seas were kicking up again. We found the airplane that is wrecked next to the Prince Albert. Not much reason to stay there once you've found it though. There isn't much growth on the wreck, it's in a very sandy area and there is a LOT of sediment in the water. The coral is wrecked all around (because of the sand and the sediment I presume). The phrase I thought of to describe it (and I'm not kidding) is nuclear winter. It's utter devastation. Then you break through all the crud to Newman's Wall with MUCH better visibility.
Before dinner, Doc the local guru who's been here since the early 1970's, gave a lecture on the history and geography of Roatan. That was interesting. He came down here on what was essentially a disguised treasure hunt, and liked it so much he's been here ever since.
After dinner, we read for while and then totally conked out. :)
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