SOTB III : Day 7- The Rhone/Francis and town for the rest
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:24 pm
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wounderwoman, Sea-nile and Maggy were up early for their biggest day of planned diving. We drove to Cruz Bay boarded the LowKey dive boat and headed to the British Virgin Islands where we cleared customs and headed onto the HMS Rhone. It was a two tank dive with longer interval between dives because of the 80 foot depth. It was great! We saw a GIANT green moray eel that was as big as a person. Once we were back on board, the dive master said it was the biggest she had ever seen! We also saw 5 foot barracuda and another barracuda that was over 3 feet long and in very close proximity as we snorkeled off Salt Island on our lunch break. The boat ride to the Rhone is long but this is a dive day that everyone should get to enjoy. We returned through American Customs adjacent to the ferry. True to our pattern we rinsed our gear and sat drying off reliving our adventures at the Beach Bar over very tasty Bushwackers. Somehow, they taste even better than normal after a dive. It was a full day…a great day. We returned to the villa, sat on deck, swam in the pool and relaxed. We had the villa to ourselves as the remainder of the group had passed us on the way to town.
Here are some of Maggy's pictures from the Rhone dive:
We held this!
Some of Wounderwoman's shots from the Rhone dive:
going inside the wreck
Here is the barracuda that they were throwing turkey lunchmeat and cheese to - right next to me when I was in the water! They said they were going to throw the meat ON me!!
They gave the barracuda a tomato and it spit it out! 
That was a great dive day! I was so lucky that I got to dive 3 days with my waterproof bandage. Thanks to Wounderwoman my wound stayed completely dry!
The rest of the group was at Francis and I guess Donna was attacked by an iguana. Then they went into town. They will have to tell you the details but I will try to find some of Jo Ann VA's pictures to put here.
Do they look happier here?
It was a great day! Tomorrow we sail on the Breath!
Wounderwoman, Sea-nile and Maggy were up early for their biggest day of planned diving. We drove to Cruz Bay boarded the LowKey dive boat and headed to the British Virgin Islands where we cleared customs and headed onto the HMS Rhone. It was a two tank dive with longer interval between dives because of the 80 foot depth. It was great! We saw a GIANT green moray eel that was as big as a person. Once we were back on board, the dive master said it was the biggest she had ever seen! We also saw 5 foot barracuda and another barracuda that was over 3 feet long and in very close proximity as we snorkeled off Salt Island on our lunch break. The boat ride to the Rhone is long but this is a dive day that everyone should get to enjoy. We returned through American Customs adjacent to the ferry. True to our pattern we rinsed our gear and sat drying off reliving our adventures at the Beach Bar over very tasty Bushwackers. Somehow, they taste even better than normal after a dive. It was a full day…a great day. We returned to the villa, sat on deck, swam in the pool and relaxed. We had the villa to ourselves as the remainder of the group had passed us on the way to town.
Here are some of Maggy's pictures from the Rhone dive:
We held this!
Some of Wounderwoman's shots from the Rhone dive:
going inside the wreck
Here is the barracuda that they were throwing turkey lunchmeat and cheese to - right next to me when I was in the water! They said they were going to throw the meat ON me!!
They gave the barracuda a tomato and it spit it out! That was a great dive day! I was so lucky that I got to dive 3 days with my waterproof bandage. Thanks to Wounderwoman my wound stayed completely dry!
The rest of the group was at Francis and I guess Donna was attacked by an iguana. Then they went into town. They will have to tell you the details but I will try to find some of Jo Ann VA's pictures to put here.
Do they look happier here?
It was a great day! Tomorrow we sail on the Breath!
Oh, These TR's & pic's just keep getting better & better ! u go Girls 
Isn't that a cool feeling how those shortspined urchins feel as they move on your hand. Wouldn't want to try that with those long spined urchins though.