[Page 2] Life on Ocean Hunter III, our home on the blue waters of Palau
23 Jul to 30 Jul - On board the Ocean Hunter IIIBoarded the Ocean Hunter III and Skipper Kenneth and Dive Director Eddie brought us through the introduction to the crew, orientation of the boat and its dive operations.
Captian - Kenneth Johnny
Engineer - Epi
Dive Director - Eddie
Dive Master - Malsol
Chef - Arlee
Assistant Chef - Roy
Sock and I had the State Room. Very comfy and windows are such a luxury.
Quick check around the dive platform and camera area ... proper workspace for camera , charging stations with both 110 and 220v, nitrox on board, camera tanks, designated baskets for personal dive gear and wetsuit hanging area ... etc .
No time to lose ... LET's GEAR UP
The dive briefing on the chase boat ... "Strong current, blue water, sharks and turtles :P"
3, 2, 1 descend ... we now have 32% O2 in our blood !
What happens after a dive ?
Step 1 - warm shower on deck
Step 2 - look for food (fruit smoothie, brownies, cakes)
Step 3 - Rest ( Do note that this step applies to non-divers too ! )
Step 4 - it happens all over again
What does Sock do when the rest of the world is out diving ...
- Staring out into open sea and memorizing the islands
- Jacuzzi on sun deck
- Trying to feed sharks from the dive deck
- Catching rainbows and sunsets
In 7 days, she did 1 snorkel trip and 1 jellyfish lake trip. So BUSY, no wonder she got no time to nap and is the most tired among all.
Help !! We Are Starving
Don't worry, Chef Arlee and Roy would never let that happen !!
For breakfast, you get at least 4 different cheese, my favourite cream cheese with bagel, pancake, eggs, bacon, sausage, salami, fish congee ... etc
For lunch and dinner, there is a different food theme everyday ... Japanese, American, Mexican, Turkish, Chinese, Italian ...etc and of course the desert of the day (creme burlee, black cherry tart, cooked pear with chocolate sauce). Not to forget the overload of yummy fresh baked brownies for in-between dives snack !
As the Day comes to an End
it was the usual camera maintanance, charging batteries, updating dive log and Sock's block-buster movie screening in the lounge.
Life became such a nice Routine
0630 hrs - Wake up to "Ding Dong" by Eddie over the intercom,
0645 hrs - Press the expresso machine and pre-breakfast snack
0700 hrs - Dive 1
0830 hrs - Breakfast
1000 hrs - Dive 2
1200 hrs - Lunch
1300 hrs - Dive 3
1500 hrs - Smoothies and brownies time
1600 hrs - Dive 4
1730 hrs - Snack time
1830 hrs - Dive 5
2000 hrs - Dinner and Happy Hour !
Life was wonderfully predictable !
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