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Suzette
Advanced Open Water

…some rain must fall. Lucky for us, Tropical Storm Bonnie was a bust and didn’t really leave any rain in her wake. She just quietly slipped northwest and left us alone after one day of threatening weather. Unfortunately it made our group from SeaVentures have to turn around and go to plan B- hopefully we will see them soon. The good news is that the system seemed to move all of that wind we were having right out of the area and it is gorgeous calm and flat looking for today and this week. I know what that means- I’ll be getting out for some diving! A parking lot injury (don’t ask) may have me on the sidelines for a few days but I am hoping to be better before my favorite dive on Wednesday; Conch wall. Join me!

We had some fun friends visiting this week. Young Zack B from GA was here diving with his favorite buddy Jardin. Since the weather wasn’t ideal, they dropped by Jule’s Undersea Lodge to get wet on his first day. They played with a crab and checked out the habitat and had a great time. Speaking of Jule’s, my good friend Maureen O fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming SCUBA certified this week with instructors Jeff and Brent. She could not rave enough about what great work they did and how comfortable they made her in the water. She returned to Michigan triumphant with her C-card in hand. Both Zack and Maureen are anxious to return and do some nice smooth water diving in the near future! A good friend Mary also had a fantastic experience with Jeff and Brent. Years after being scared away from SCUBA by an overly assertive instructor, she put the gear back on and had a wonderful “discover swimming pool” session with Brent. She loved it so much that she didn’t want to get out of the pool and now she’ll be back to get her OW cert soon!

In RRDC news, we are proud to congratulate Jose and Brian who successfully completed their IDC this weekend and are now PADI instructors. Great job to them and to Course Directors Pam and Bill. Some staff members had memorable weeks- Becky T (the squirrel) was excited to report that she had a close encounter with a nurse shark and just yesterday she was able to carefully assist a southern ray who had a hook and fishing line caught on him. Great job, Becky! Captain Graham and his wife Rese were thrilled to welcome their new addition this week; baby Marley Rose was born on Tuesday and is happy and healthy (and adorable!).

Wow, these weeks are really eventful in the summer with everything going on- thank you so much to our customers for being so loyal and allowing us to provide you with memorable trips and knowledge that lasts a lifetime. We appreciate you!

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