Good morning! We were up and ready to go put the boat in the water at 7am. We pumped up the sides with air, as it is a Zodiac, so it was extra firm. Julie and Michel showed me how to put the boat in the water, and said I would be driving the trailer next time. Once the boat was tied up, Michel had to change some tires on his truck so he dropped Julie and I at the house. I prepped my camera and made sure I had all my undergarments for under my drysuit. There are two other people joining us on the boat, but they will not be divi ng.
We picked them up from the only hotel in town and made our way to the boat. Julie and I got in our drysuits at the top of the dock and then helped load any other gear. They gave us a safety briefing in French and English and then we were on our way. It started out very flat, but then the waves picked up as we went towards the first dive site. Michel helped us get out gear on, and we got in the water. We descended, and our first dive was at about 30 feet for 35 minutes. It was 41 degrees down there and WOW it was cold! We looked for different benthic critters for a while, and then came across a bunch of different jellyfish. Even a Lions Mane, it was huge! (I have been informed it actually wasn’t that big, but it was huge to me). Unlike other dives I have done, we drifted and swam where we wanted to, and then popped our SMB so that Michel knew where to pick us up. When we surfaced, the seas had gotten even rougher. We took out our weights and took off our BCDs and then climbed up the boat ladder with only our drysuits on. 
On the way to the next dive site, we saw a ton of seals. They were all sitting on this shallow rock area and got in the water at the same time. At this second site we entered the water the same way, and explored with our cameras. There were SO MANY lobsters here. And some of them were very, very big. At home, I work at a place where I am around lobsters, but only to a maximum of 5lbs. These were easily close to 9lbs, so wild. It was cool to see how the species of Anticosti changed based on the dive site. We got back to the dock and pulled the boat from the water. We then cleaned it and all the gear before heading back to the house.
The same people who went on the boat today wanted to go on a sunset tour of the Calou wreck, So, we headed out at 7pm and saw an amazing sunset at the wreck. Michel and I climbed on top of the wreck this time and got to see even more of the ship. It was a great way to end the day. After we got back, Michel and Julie showed me their book and how they use different photos to tell a story. They want me to get inspired and try to start thinking about photos in that way. I went to bed brainstorming ideas.