Scuba

 I was fortunate enough to finish my scuba certification this weekend while in Lelu for our monthly meeting.  I am now certified for open water, which means I can only go to a maximum of 60 ft. Over two days, I did 4 dives, the first 2 to 30 ft and the second 2 to 60 ft. The first dives were done in Lelu Harbor and had really bad visibility. The first dive was over a wreck of a WWII Japanese cargo ship and the second was over the small reef in the harbor. The third and fourth dive were both done by Okat Harbor and were done over the coral wall. I'm struggling to find words to accurately describe the experience and I figure a picture's worth a thousand words, right? A few thoughts before we get to the pictures though. I was constantly surprised by the scale of the coral, it was much larger than I thought it would be. There's also something a little surreal about floating through the water and watching large schools of fish swimming over your head or right below you. This experience is probably in my top 5 of coolest things I've done and I'm excited to dive more here and in Yap.

Now, to pictures.

These are all from the wreck dive, and as stated above, the visibility wasn't great.

The pictures below are all from the 3rd and 4th dive over the coral wall near Okat Harbor