Team Scubateam!

The five of us (Andrew, Ashley, Austin, Mariah, and I), self titled Team Scubateam, spent the weekend on the Caribbean coast in Portobelo, Panama, doing the open water section of our PADI diver certification.  After four dives, ranging from 38 to 58 minutes underwater at depths of 10'-55', we are all certified open water divers.  It's pretty freakin' awesome, esp since we saw a lot of flourescent fish and amazing coral during our training dives. 

And with the free afternoon, we explored the old Spanish fort in Portobelo.  There were tons of cannons from the 1600s, all of which had fired at pirate ships trying to encroach upon Spanish territory.  We wandered in the hold where gunpowder was stored, as well as the chamber where pirates were locked up.  I love experiencing history!