Our first dive together on this trip (just first dive together, period) was St. Pierre Island, just off Cote D'or beach in Praslin, Seychelles. We went down to 12m and saw manta rays, white tip sharks and a rainbow of tropical fish, ranging in size from your pinkie finger to 2+ ft long. Swimming around underwater for 45 minutes, we explored the reef and peered into dark caves and caverns - diving is great fun!

Mike also went on a dive the next day, but I unfortunately had to stay behind because I had a nasty cold. The dive site was called White Bank and averages 20 meters deep. It's well known for its underwater granite features, white tip reef sharks and rays. Visibility was around 10m although on some days it is over 30m.