Night Dive Journal

The best thing I saw on the night dive was a Spanish Lobster. An hour in to our dive with John, Patrick flagged us over. He and Jeff were unsure of what they were looking at. In the light of everyones light it looked like a squishy blob of pink goo. Floating only a few feet over this creature was exhilarating.

The scariest thing i saw was the tail end of a Barracuda. For me this was the perfect amount of fright. Ten feet in front of our group we were able to watch a barracuda swim right by. It was not too large, nor was it coming toward us, but none the less it got the adrenaline pumping.

As a result of the night dive I believe more in myself. Facing nerves and overcoming fears are a big part of the night dive. As we geared up for the dive there wasn't one person that was not slightly nervous. Even the teachers will admit to being a little scared. For me there was quite a bit of fear. My partner (Alicia Melotto) and I decided we were staying in the water the whole time no matter what. Throughout the dive when I was nervous I was able to rely on those around me and conquer my fear.

I'm proud of myself and everyone who got in the water. As i stated above everyone was nervous about getting in the water. However, every student gave it a try. Almost every student made it through the whole night dive sighting eels, needle fish, barracuda, puffer fish, octopi, spiney lobsters, and more. Having faith in each other as well as themselves was great to see in everyone.