SUNDAY (no pictures---travel day)

 

MONDAY

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Professional picture: Divemaster, Mark Jerrard with his new crew on the first day (after a 6:20am swim test in the rain).

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The beginning of a long tradition: Cards in the barracks.

TUESDAY

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"Good Morning Seabase!" Daily gathering for the flag raising at 7:50am.

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"Good Morning Seabase!" Daily gathering for the flag raising at 7:50am.

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The Seabase blessing.

WEDNESDAY (no pictures---lazy cameraman)

 

THURSDAY

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Alert crew chief awaits the bus after an early morning dive.

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Thursday in Key West. We were bussed there for the day after a very early morning dive to make up for the dives that were rained-out on Tuesday.

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Leaders are still smiling!

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View from tower in Key West.

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A somewhat more luxurious trip (but not as fun!)

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Katie demonstrates that Key West streets are dirty.

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Thursday evening in Key West. Ready to head back to Seabase.

 

FRIDAY

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FMike says hello.

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Pat takes it easy.

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Keith scans the floor.

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John hits bottom.

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Patrick reaches out.

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Adam is OK.

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Back on the boat to head to the next dive site.

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Thomas and Katie---dive buddies.

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John blows a bubble.

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Lunch at the second dive site.

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Crew leader shows her stuff.

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Receiving our Seabase patches.

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SHARK!

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Chow line back at Seabase.

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Dinner is delicious!

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Seabase from the pier.

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Our main dive boat.

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Our crew leader explains the finer points of ERS to another crew.

 

SATURDAY

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Breakfast: sausage and eggs---just the thing for riding the waves.

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Lotioning up.

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Katie Fitzpatrick and Thomas Snow riding to the dive site.

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Adam Hodges, Keith Winton, Patrick Starnes, and John Fitzpatrick riding to the dive site.

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Unloading the gear after the last dive.

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Time to clean up the barracks.

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Final dinner---a luau!

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Fun and games.

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More games.

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Post-luau skits.

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Debriefing session on the dock.

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Night falls at Seabase and...

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our adventure must end...

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but not until we've had one last rousing midnight round of Mafia

SUNDAY we fly home. Goodbye Seabase.