| T H U R S D A Y , A P R I L 1 8 T H |
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 Travel by taxi to Rainbow Beach near Frederiksted |
 I hope this dog isn't our only scuba crew | |
 Nice beach on the west end of the island |
 Looking south toward Frederiksted | |
 Dog digs for crab on the beach |
 Finally, the 8 man Scuba Deax arrives | |
 Scuba Deaux crew - Ed, Bobby, Jerry |
 All loaded up and ready to go | |
Dive 1: West End Bradley Bay, Wreck of the Rosia Maria and Coakley Bay 85 feet for 31 minutes See wreck of container ship and tugboat. Andy misses the trip | ||
 Just about ready to flop over the side |
 Donna checks out the Rosia Maria | |
 David leaves the container ship for the tugboat |
 The tugboat Coakley Bay retired for divers | |
 Bobby mans the controls, David investigates |
 Donna also sees what all the clatter is about | |
 Donna does a jig over the Coakley Bay |
 Donna decides to investigate the sides of the boat | |
 Scott swims through the rudder |
 Scott sees the video camera 90 feet down | |
 David leaves the conner tower, Scott approaches |
 Scott takes over the consol | |
 David looks down a hole into the tugboat |
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 Bobby, Ed, and Jerry ready the boat |
 Scott, Marsha, and Donna take a surface interval | |
Dive 2: Sprat Hall Reef, 54 feet for 45 minutes Great dive: see white flounder, fields of garden eels, christmas tree worms | ||
 Bobby leads, followed by David, Scott, and Donna |
 Another Puffer/Porcupine fish says "hi" | |
 Brain Coral |
 Not quite a christmas tree worm, but related | |
 A field of Garden Eels |
 Donna finds a turtle | |
 Donna and Scott follow the turtle |
 Donna finds a white Peacock Flounder | |
 The flounder don't want to be found |
 Flounder stops and blends into the ground | |
 D&D show off their St Croix Hook bracelets |
 Andy gets a kitty birthday card on his special day | |
 David writes his work a postcard |
 David allows his wetsuit to dry | |
| 6:30PM Night Dive
Dive 3: Long Reef Blue Chute
See lobsters, sleeping turtle, eel, |
 Found a sleeping turtle | |
 Post Night Dive Dinner at Stixx |
 Donna got the surf and turf | |
 David got prime rib and garlic butter crab |
 Eatin' don't get any better than this! | |
 The group sings Andy "Happy Birthday" |
 No candles to burn, only 151 rum | |
 Restaurant cat awaits the scraps |
 Waitress Melissa's reward after putting out the table fire | |
 Here is to less flamable shooters |
 Marsha, Scott, David, Donna, and Andy | |
 Melissa joins us at the Brewpub afterwards | ||
| see friday's photos | ||