READY..SET..CERTIFIED!! Ladies and worms, please allow me to introduce the newest group of Open Water certified scuba divers!! Completing our final deep water dive and skills test was the capstone to a weeks worth of work to reach this point. It felt so good after the hours of reading, studying, book work and exams to…
Ahhh, every time I step on the sands of Lonely Beach I’m reminded of pure, natural beauty. It’s so epically gorgeous there that you can’t help but think “this is paradise”. We spent the day maxin and relaxin on the beautiful sand, with our own private bar, and threw our worries to the wind. Card…
What a day it’s been on the island. Our 5 amazing volunteers have taken AND PASSED all of their exams for PADI certifications! Now all that’s left are water skills tests and a few boat dives before they’re all officially Open Water scuba divers 🙂 To celebrate in typical fashion we had a fun night…
So we meet again, Koh Rong. Only this time: I’ve got a new crew. All 5 of our wonderful volunteers, Grant, Ellen, Iva, Michaela, and Bianca arrived safe and sound yesterday. After the last few volunteers landed around midnight, we made our way back to Okay Guesthouse only to awaken a few short hours later…
Today is such a wide array of emotions…today was the day I said goodbye to 16 of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met. Over the last two weeks we have been able to accomplish so much: from building vegetable gardens to deploying coral reef pods to cultivating and shaping new friendships. I was so…
Yesterday was perhaps the most relaxing day we’ve had yet. Since we’ve reached the half way point in the program, we took the day off! At around 9 or so in the morning we boarded the boat and went for a cruise around the island. We listened to music, sang along, played games, and generally…
Hello world! Cambodia Marine Conservation volunteers back atcha. The last few days have been interesting, to say the least. We’ve experienced some pretty crazy winds. In the last three days, we’ve only been able to get 5 of us in the water to complete dives due to the conditions. On top of that, the generator…
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