T.P.H. and I drove down to Freeport to meet and greet the group going out to the Flower Gardens. Some of us met at the On The River restaurant across from the SSII dock to wait for time to start loading. Everyone dumped their gear on the dock next to the ship and we sort of just stood around visiting. There was a nice breeze blowing, just enough to keep those kamakaze skeeters at bay.
I got so wound up talking to folks I almost forgot to take some pictures! I've put those few in a new TSDT photo album As you can see by the smiles on everyones faces, they were really looking forward to this trip. At 9pm, as everyone started boarding the ship, Steve and I headed home...both of us wishing we'd figured out a way to stow away!
Conditions at the Flower Garden Banks are east winds blowing 11 knots with water temp at 84º, wave heights 1.6ft, with a dominant wave period every 3 sec. Conditions are expected to stay like this all weekend so I'm sure they will all have a great time.
I sure hope someone takes some pictures of the Whale Shark and Manta Rays!
I got so wound up talking to folks I almost forgot to take some pictures! I've put those few in a new TSDT photo album As you can see by the smiles on everyones faces, they were really looking forward to this trip. At 9pm, as everyone started boarding the ship, Steve and I headed home...both of us wishing we'd figured out a way to stow away!
Conditions at the Flower Garden Banks are east winds blowing 11 knots with water temp at 84º, wave heights 1.6ft, with a dominant wave period every 3 sec. Conditions are expected to stay like this all weekend so I'm sure they will all have a great time.
I sure hope someone takes some pictures of the Whale Shark and Manta Rays!