Today I went out to the dock expecting to get ready to go out to the fore reef outside Cook's Bay. I was going to go with Andy to go switch a few cages that had been deployed on the wrong plots. Instead I was given the alternative to prep my corals to be deployed and I jumped on that. Brett and Andy went out and I stayed behind to work on my project. I got them all set and ready by the time they got back which was good. Once they got back, we broke for lunch. After that we got ready to go back out to the fore reef to do plot photos. On our way out, Andy was talking about how nice it had been out on the fore reef in the morning and what do you know when we got out there, the conditions weren't as good. There was a ripping current which pulled me a ways from the boat toward the plot that we were going to photograph real fast. The bummer about that is that on the way back, I would have to fight it and fight I did. I had to carry the camera rig all by myself since Andy was way low on air. At first I tried to go up to try to conserve air but the current of course was worse closer to the surface. I noticed that I wasn't moving so I decided to dive down below it so that I could swim. By the time I got to the boat I was beat tired and I was relieved to see Tom dive down to help me bring up the rig. Tom and Brett had been waiting for us on the boat and Andy told Tom I needed help. I was relieved to get up on the boat to get a breather. We then decided to call it a day because of the conditions. After that the day was pretty much over. With the sun going down we then met up on the dock for our first dive master class led night dive. Brett, Brie, and Katrina led us on a night dive of Gump Reef and I really enjoyed it. It was the first time that I have dove at night so I was really excited. I saw some cool anemones and some fish that were different colors compared to the day. My light Keith gave me turned out when I was under water so I had to use my own light as my back up which was funny. Keith also had a hard time picking up pin cushion stars because Brett was doing the right thing and preventing him from taking them. In actuality, we remove pin cushion stars from Gump because they eat anemones. He snuck one in his BC pocket and it was really funny to explain the situation to Brett when we got to the surface. After the dive I came in for dinner and had some chicken and broccoli which was ok. Right after I headed outside to take pictures of my corals and the stars since they were bright. I got some great pictures of the Milky Way out on the dock while Tom, Sammy, Mike, and I had a few drinks. After that it was time for bed and I called it a night. The day of diving has got me so it's time for bed. Until later.
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