Category: Caribbean
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 4 (Part 2)
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Good morning! We are currently docked at Village Cay Marina in Road Town, Tortola, the capitol of the BVIs. Day four went by fast, we all were involved in so much! Since we were so busy, we were not able to capture a plethora of photos, but just…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo, Charlie, Foxtrot & Sierra – Day 5
Written by Jules C., divemaster/mate Today we woke up at the Bight, ready to take on another day! We started it by hiking up to the helipad, where we played some True Course teambuilding games, allowing us to get to know some of the campers on the other boats better. We…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 11
Written by Abby D., Mate Day 11: the greatly anticipated journey to Anegada. One of the longest sails of the trip, after over 3 hours everyone was moored and could now see the flat, sandy horizon that carves out the only island not visible from all others…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo 2, Charlie 2, Foxtrot 2 & Sierra 2 – Day 3
Written by Margo D., marine biology/mate After a solid night’s sleep on mooring balls at Cooper Island, the students woke up and prepped for an exciting day diving, snorkeling, and visiting shore for the first time since Hodges! They started the day with loaded eggs (cheese, peppers, and tomatoes), and divers went ashore while the…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo, Charlie, Foxtrot, & Sierra – Day 4
Written by Emma C., mate This morning we woke up to the sun shining over Cooper yet again for day 4 of Mega 2’s!! After a nice breakfast, we got ready to drop the ball and set sail to the beautiful Norman Island to hang out at The Bight for the night. Meanwhile, our divers…
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 4
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Day four was a memorable one here on Delta! We departed Cooper Island after a fun two nights, and headed to The Bight, at Norman Island. While some people sailed on S/Y Polygala and S/Y Aegnor, some of us had a chance to take the Colgate…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 11
Written by Nicole G., Captain French toast, bacon and excitement is in the air at scrub island marina as alpha fleet prepares for their big day. While everyday is a fun filled day in the sun, today is a day we have all been waiting for; it…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo, Charlie, Foxtrot & Sierra – Day 20
Written by Olivia G., student on Blue Buddha Today was our last full day in the BVI. Staff woke up at 5 am to motor us to The Baths National Park on Virgin Gorda, where we woke up with an amazing view of the rounded stacked rocks that are around the island. We grabbed something…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo, Charlie, Foxtrot & Sierra – Day 21
Written by Zoe F., Social media coordinator/mate On Saturday, July 15th, we woke up bright and early to head to the airport. Departure day began with a 6 am wakeup. We brought all our bags to the porch outside the office, where Gus, our provisions manager, was handing out lemon and guava cake and fruit…
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 3 (Part 2)
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Our two boats on Delta, S/Y Polygala and S/Y Aegnor have finished up their third day on program. After we had breakfast this morning, crews went ashore to the Cooper Island Beach Club area to grab some ice cream, enjoy the shops/boutiques, and frolic through the…