Monday, November 30, 2009

CELP Day 1 Continued: Moving In and Getting ready to Snorkel

After a quick run across the channel (it was beautiful, Santa Ana conditions with flat water and blue skies) we arrived at Howland's Landing, home of the Catalina Environmental Leadership Program also known as C.E.L.P..



Once you're off the boat, you help to unload luggage and then you move into your cabins. Boys were sent up to "Boy's Camp" and the ladies were sent to "Girl's Camp".



This was one of the cabins that we were assigned to, nice door!



Mr. Crawford was our fearless leader on up into Boy's Camp.



Once we moved in and had lunch it was time for our afternoon program, snorkeling!



Wetsuits are so fun to wear, especially the "happy strap" that holds the jacket to the pants.



Here's Thomas modeling the latest Fall wetsuit fashion. Sweet purple knees!



Then again, all the cool kids wear yellow kneed wetsuits... right?



Sherman's all suited up and ready to go explore the kelp forests of Catalina Island.



Some of us were given three wetsuits- the more layers, the warmer you were. The only problem was that if you put on multiple suits you also bobbed around like a rubber duck.



When you were suited up, it was time to go into the Dive Shack and get fitted for a mask and snorkel. This part was easy, put the mask on your face and inhale- if it sticks, you're set.

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