The Reef Roamer (The Roamer Series Book 1) by Deborah D. Moore Page A
Authors: Deborah D. Moore
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one gave her a second thought anymore.
Interesting, she thought. She’d have to remember to film first - shots during her visits, not at the beginning. Everyone came across much friendlier to a familiar face. A sweep of the dining room and patio finished the inside hotel shots. Jayme zoomed the camera to close up when she recognized a certain handsome, dark-haired man occupying a corner table. He was facing sideways to her, and she took the opportunity to study his profile. His smooth features shifted as the sunlight changed the angles of the shadows in the room. The intriguing stranger turned and caught her staring at him through her lens. Jayme shifted, hoping to conceal her embarrassment, but not before she saw him smile.
***
Jayme was pleased with how quickly she was progressing with the new movie. Now she was headed to the Thomas’ room to tell them the good news.
Marge and Jim were delighted with Jayme’s arrangements. They were both skeptical over Daniel’s willingness to take them on, considering the possible risks and the fact that he had already turned them down once.
“Everyone is entitled to change their mind,” Jayme assured them. “Besides, there’s really not that much risk. Our dive will be in twenty to thirty feet of water. If something were to go wrong, which it won’t , you can reach the surface in seconds. Twenty feet is not deep by dive standards, and there are beautiful things to see and experience at that depth. Also, your dive certification will be good only for this resort and this dive.”
“It sounds like a lot of work for such a short duration,” Jim remarked.
“It is in a way. The idea of resort diving is to give a person a thorough taste of what diving and dive training is like before they invest a lot of time and money into the training and equipment, only to find out they don’t like diving,” Jayme responded. Then she explained to them how she would do some ‘amateur’ video recording of their dive. “Before we go down to the docks where Daniel will be conducting your class, your private class I might add, I’d like to get a few shots of the two of you in your room. That way you can show the folks back home not only where you stayed but what it looked like.”
Marge and Jim waved joyously at the camera as Jayme continued filming.
After agreeing to meet them down at the dock in half an hour, Jayme was off to find more scenic locations to fill the DVD she would burn later. Remembering the stretch of beach she walked her first day on the island, she added beautiful panoramic scenes of abundant bougainvillea and colorful hibiscus. Oleanders and masses of wild orchids fell gracefully from the palm trees near the shore and added an exotic kaleidoscope of color to contrast the azure blue of the nearby ocean. Pleased with herself, Jayme now had to hurry to prepare for the upcoming dive.
***
Jayme had to promise Daniel she would be Marge’s ‘buddy’ for the dive, and he promised these would be private lessons, at the going rate of course, which Jayme gladly paid. Marge and Jim were taken through all the textbook techniques on the shore in the shade of the banyan trees. They were apt and enthusiastic students, and Daniel was duly impressed. Shortly before noon, Daniel and Jayme selected gear from the resort’s rental storage locker and helped the Thomases suit up.
“Isn’t this exciting, Jim? We will finally get to dive!” Marge was obviously on cloud nine. Jim could only look lovingly at his wife of forty years. He faced Jayme, and his smile shifted to one of gratitude. Jayme silently returned the smile.
“Now,” Daniel continued, “the vest you’re wearing is called a Buoyancy Control Device, BCD for short, or just BC. It is used to keep you afloat at the surface, similar to a life vest. More importantly, it’s used to keep you off the coral as you swim along the bottom. The further down you go, the more pressure you’re under and the more
Interesting, she thought. She’d have to remember to film first - shots during her visits, not at the beginning. Everyone came across much friendlier to a familiar face. A sweep of the dining room and patio finished the inside hotel shots. Jayme zoomed the camera to close up when she recognized a certain handsome, dark-haired man occupying a corner table. He was facing sideways to her, and she took the opportunity to study his profile. His smooth features shifted as the sunlight changed the angles of the shadows in the room. The intriguing stranger turned and caught her staring at him through her lens. Jayme shifted, hoping to conceal her embarrassment, but not before she saw him smile.
***
Jayme was pleased with how quickly she was progressing with the new movie. Now she was headed to the Thomas’ room to tell them the good news.
Marge and Jim were delighted with Jayme’s arrangements. They were both skeptical over Daniel’s willingness to take them on, considering the possible risks and the fact that he had already turned them down once.
“Everyone is entitled to change their mind,” Jayme assured them. “Besides, there’s really not that much risk. Our dive will be in twenty to thirty feet of water. If something were to go wrong, which it won’t , you can reach the surface in seconds. Twenty feet is not deep by dive standards, and there are beautiful things to see and experience at that depth. Also, your dive certification will be good only for this resort and this dive.”
“It sounds like a lot of work for such a short duration,” Jim remarked.
“It is in a way. The idea of resort diving is to give a person a thorough taste of what diving and dive training is like before they invest a lot of time and money into the training and equipment, only to find out they don’t like diving,” Jayme responded. Then she explained to them how she would do some ‘amateur’ video recording of their dive. “Before we go down to the docks where Daniel will be conducting your class, your private class I might add, I’d like to get a few shots of the two of you in your room. That way you can show the folks back home not only where you stayed but what it looked like.”
Marge and Jim waved joyously at the camera as Jayme continued filming.
After agreeing to meet them down at the dock in half an hour, Jayme was off to find more scenic locations to fill the DVD she would burn later. Remembering the stretch of beach she walked her first day on the island, she added beautiful panoramic scenes of abundant bougainvillea and colorful hibiscus. Oleanders and masses of wild orchids fell gracefully from the palm trees near the shore and added an exotic kaleidoscope of color to contrast the azure blue of the nearby ocean. Pleased with herself, Jayme now had to hurry to prepare for the upcoming dive.
***
Jayme had to promise Daniel she would be Marge’s ‘buddy’ for the dive, and he promised these would be private lessons, at the going rate of course, which Jayme gladly paid. Marge and Jim were taken through all the textbook techniques on the shore in the shade of the banyan trees. They were apt and enthusiastic students, and Daniel was duly impressed. Shortly before noon, Daniel and Jayme selected gear from the resort’s rental storage locker and helped the Thomases suit up.
“Isn’t this exciting, Jim? We will finally get to dive!” Marge was obviously on cloud nine. Jim could only look lovingly at his wife of forty years. He faced Jayme, and his smile shifted to one of gratitude. Jayme silently returned the smile.
“Now,” Daniel continued, “the vest you’re wearing is called a Buoyancy Control Device, BCD for short, or just BC. It is used to keep you afloat at the surface, similar to a life vest. More importantly, it’s used to keep you off the coral as you swim along the bottom. The further down you go, the more pressure you’re under and the more
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