Swimming with the Fish

I got the chance to dive at the Great Lakes Aquarium twice this past week. YAY!

Me and my dive buddy in Isle Royale 1 - I have blue fins ;)

On Tuesday, I went up with the Audubon Center. The interns were getting a behind the scenes tour and meeting with some folks. I followed for a bit and then took off to do some diving. At 11:00 when the Isle Royale show started, I dropped down into the tank and there were all my co-workers. The pictures of me diving were ones they took and I felt a bit like a goldfish in bowl. They watched me get harassed by the Lake Sturgeon and trout. Much to their entertainment, the sturgeon repeatedly tried feeding from the top of my head. We only did the first 2 tanks because of limited air (which is fine by me because that 3rd tank is brutal!)

Sturgeon!

hanging with my fav fish in the tanks

I went up on Sunday as well. This time I went by myself which meant I got to hit up some of my favorite places - Target and Starbucks. Nothing exciting happened during these dives but I did make some kids nervous. I tried waving to them while underwater and they started to back away - apparently I am a bit scary with all the equipment on. I am starting to get comfortable with all the gear and tanks which is really great. I also got some good tips from the folks this week and best of all, I got out of the bubble :)