Follow Our Journey! Lima – Days 1-3
Written by Thomas C., Student on Polygala
The first morning at White Bay on Guana Island was a bit cloudy after the beautiful sunset the night before. It was also pretty windy which means it was going to be a good day of sailing. The Lima students got up and made their own breakfast on the boat before dropping the ball and heading over to Cooper Island to jump on the Colgates (26-foot small keelboats).
Chase and Frieda, who are going for their Divemaster certifications, left to spend the day assisting the divers working on DSD and Open Water certifications with the Mega & Delta kids. They have been doing that for the two days we are at Cooper and they said it has been so fun to see how the Dive Instructors work with the kids.
Also, Frankie, Alli, and Ellie met with Richard who is a powerboat instructor to study for their Powerboat Certifications. They had a meeting at Hodges Creek and then got to take out the rib through the channel. Then, the next day at Cooper Island, Richard came out to meet them and do some drills again in the channel. It is so cool to see them learn to drive the powerboats and Reagan and I are so excited to start that this afternoon on Day 5!
While the rest of the Lima students have been working on their own certifications, Reagan and I have been on the Colgates both teaching the younger kids and working on our ASA certifications. The wind has been amazing and we have been really enjoying teaching the kids!
The days have been filled with lots of learning and activities. Also, since we are the older students and training to be counselors, we have been given some fun responsibilities. One thing is, we got to move a Catamaran to Scrub Island from Trellis after it had an engine failure and we moved it successfully with only one engine! I am so excited for the next three weeks!
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