SCUBA diving at night, in the pitch black Caribbean ocean, is one of the most unique experiences I’ve ever been lucky enough to say I’ve done. Up until the boat ride out to the reef, the only difference I expected from a normal dive, would be the nocturnal animals out cruising the reef. Little did I know, after the sun set below the horizon, the dive briefing talked about the potential to see an octopus, an anemone hunting, lobsters out crawling around, but best of all, the string of pearls. All 8 of us divers were absolutely buzzing and couldn’t …

So far, in my short diving career, I’ve had some amazing experiences. From the massive sea turtles in Hawaii to the underwater aquarium that is Richelieu Rock in Thailand. But there was one dive I still haven’t had the opportunity to swim down, and that was a shipwreck, even though Courtney has had many experiences on shipwrecks. The idea of diving on the sunken remains of an engineering marvel that has taken on a new life as an artificial reef was so exciting to me. It was a no-brainer when we reached out to Native Sons dive shop on Roatan …