Linda, Janel, John, other divers on boat

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Kori learned this command REALLY well Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Divemaster Jess and Koriel Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Koriel readying for backroll Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Well done Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Preparing to descend onto Friar's Craig Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Linda and Janel on Friar's Craig Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

John and Janel explore the wreck Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Turtle above Asta Reef Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

A rare photo of diver Rich Photo by Janel in Barbados 2012

Great to see Janel and John back on a dive boat! Photo by Rich in Barbados 2012

Dive Journal: My whole immediate family has arrived in Barbados! The VIPs include Mom in from Pennsylvania, John and Koriel in from LA, and a special appearance from Janel in from Madrid.

Koriel is doing a Discover Scuba source today. She's got an order to watch a PADI instructional DVD and settles in front of the diveshop TV. When I go in to stow my shoes in a locker, the video is completely stuck on the image of a diver in a pool staring out from the screen. The caption beneath says "Come Here" and the video stutters forward like 1 frame every 10 seconds. We both crack up.

Once everyone is ready, all divers pile into vehicles for the drive down south. We are launching out of Bridgetown again, instead of up here on the west side.

We start out back in Carlisle Bay, and Koriel receives some early instruction on gearing up and how to exit the boat. It's hot so many of us jump in the water to cool off. From this vantage, we are treated to Koriel's very first backroll with gear. She does great.

Koriel and instructors will spend an hour in the shallows of the bay while we go do our first dive. Off we go.

We return to the site we dove last Thursday. The plan this time, however, is to start on the wreck, called Friar's Craig, and then finish again on Asta Reef. This way we'll be sure to explore the wreck.

The wreck is pretty cool, in pieces on the ocean floor. The best part for me is seeing Janel and John dive again. I can safely say that John really enjoys diving, and Janel just adores it. Both of them are immediately comfortable under water after a long layoff. Janel last dove in Thailand, I think, 3 years ago. And John, wow, it might have been as much as 6 years ago in the US Virgin Islands.

Finishing the wreck exploration, we tour Asta Reef for a while and spy a turtle near the end.

When we surface, we head back over to Carlisle Bay to pick up Koriel and the instructors.

Check out the rest of this day on Barbados (Koriel did the authoring on this day), and if you want, read further about the whole trip.

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