The Aquarium

The Aquarium, Virgin Gorda, BVI			N 18° 26.4', W 64° 27.2'
Dive Number 121		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 24ft	Visibility excellent	Time 47m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1450psi
Notes:	Because they had to decompress before Saturday flights, most divers avoided the Friday afternoon dive, but Jason and I joined five others (and divemaster Emily) for a dive on a shallow coral off Virgin Gorda. Jason and I descended near Kevin and Charlie, and made our way to the coral, where we quickly came across a beautiful swimming sea turtle, and I took several pictures. Kevin and Charlie continued farther along the reef, but when Jason made the "turn around" sign, I interpreted that he wanted to end the dive, and swam back in the direction we came. Back on the North side of the reef, he settled and wanted to stay a little longer, and we saw lots more fish, including a large French angel. We also spied Emily and Heloisa, and I was glad to take another picture of her, since she was a recently certified diver, and it's nice to have a souvenir. Jason and I probably ought to have stayed with them, since when he wanted to return to the boat, I led us away toward the place I thought we dropped instead of the line (we hadn't descended the line!), and it was only after he surfaced for a look-see that we reoriented toward the boat. Arriving closer we both ascended again and this time were close enough for me to swim and Jason to get towed in on a rope. Confusion notwithstanding, it was a great dive to end our trip on.