Location: Tavernier (Davis Reef)
So today was our night to do a night dive at the Davis reef. We previously dove this a few hours ago so we had an idea of what the reef looked like already and what type of fish there were during the day verse the night. This was my first ever night dive so i was a little bit worried as to what the experience would be like and how scary it would be down under in the dark. It was quite the experience although it was not that dark when we went down and we could still see things in front of us, it was still easier to see with a flashlight. As the night went on it got darker in the water and creepy because you didn't know what was lurking in the dark spots of the reef that had no flashlights shined on them. It wasn't to bad, however there were way to many people diving at one time which made it chaotic and hard to see things because there were so many lights everywhere, but we did see some cool creatures lurking like a spiny lobster, a school of bar jack and yellowtail snapper swimming in a circle in a big group above our heads and a Nassau grouper. Also, when someone would point something out everyone would try and crowd around that area and it would scare the fish or whatever creature was lurking away.
Here are some tips for night diving if you want a good experience:
Tip one: Make sure it is a small group because if there are too many people it makes it very hard to see what is going on because there are way too many people and too many lights all in one area.
Tip two: Always locate your buddy because it gets very dark in the seas of the deep and it becomes hard to see a foot in front of you. Plus if there are too many people it makes it hard to see who is who if your buddy gets too far away from you.
Tip three: If there are a lot of people and you can't find your buddy stay with the group and hope and pray that when you rise to the surface with everyone else your buddy is at the surface to or on the boat.
Find out more about night dives at Captain Slates Scuba Adventures
The night dive was fun but i would definatley like to do it with less people! Everyone was sardined together and couldnt move. And it was very dark if you didnt have a flashlight, maybe next time we can get huge lights to light up the whole bottom so no one needs flash light s lol
ReplyDeleteThe night dive was definitely an interesting experience! When all our light were turned off I got a little scared to be honest! I was waiting for something to pop out of the darkness and go after us lol I'm glad that we got to do it and everyone was feeling good about it! I would love to get the chance to do another one though!
ReplyDeleteThat would be interesting if we got a huge light to light the bottom that would be an experience to try and yes less people would be so much better. I was scared to because you never know what is lurking in the dark when you can't see.
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