Island Times Blog

The students were wanting to get a little shore time so we headed to Rock Sound, the main town on Eleuthera Island.

When we woke up today the rain and winds had passed through so we consulted the weather report and Capt. Brandon decided we could head out and do some diving after lunch.

We started today off by feeding some pigs on the beach. I know it sounds a little ridiculous, but it’s true (continued…) I’m not sure how it first began, but “Pigs Beach” has become a major tourist attraction in the Bahamas, and the pigs now rely on people to feed them their food scraps. The […]

What a fantastic day of diving! Several students even said that these were the best dives they had ever done (continued…) And for me, I’d have to put them in my top 10 as well – not only because they were awesome dives but because the students enjoyed them so much. What a joy it […]

After two years of planning, it’s officially the start of SeaTrek’s very first FATHOMS Bahamas voyage! One by one our 15 students began arriving in Nassau and were escorted to the boat we chartered for the voyage. She is a 65-foot sailing schooner named the Avalon. (you can click there to see pictures of the […]

A short rain shower got everyone up early and got us going (continued…) We ate a quick breakfast and got in the water for our next dive as soon as we could. We dove at a site called Barracuda Shoals. We saw so many different creatures, including 4 large stingrays, 3 lionfish, several grouper, 2 […]

We started our first full day of the voyage with Capt. Brandon giving us a boat briefing (continued…) Then we left the dock and got underway, heading toward the Exuma Islands. We made good use of the seven-hour journey by getting to know one another and taking care of some program logistics. There was a […]