I went on my first ocean dive yesterday. We were under water for 30 minutes. The water was warm for the first 5 feet, but then it was cold the rest of the way down. Our maximum depth was 15 feet. First, we practiced breathing on the sandy bottom before we swam around the reef. Dad and I were pretending to have tea and crumpets underwater. We say lots of cool stuff like starfish with stiff fat spikes, puffer fish, sea cucumbers, skates, tube worms that were pink, purple, and orange and some fish what swam all around us. The water was a little murky but it was great. I only got a little bit scared when I tried to touch a skate but they kept swimming away from me. My dad made us clip together for safety. When we went back to the dingy, we took off our gear and it was so much fun I can't wait to dive again.

(Photo of Amy in Dive Gear)