Day 1 Blog

Looking forward to the trip in Hawai‘i, I cant wait to embark on new dive adventures especially the night dives. I have been diving before, in fact I went on the trip last year to Virgin Gorda where my favorite dive was the Kodiak Queen. On the wreck dive we went to 60 feet and ventured our way through...

Hawaii Day 3

On the third way of adventuring through the depths of Hawaii, we took a full team trip to the harbor to take our first dive of the trip. We arrived on the boat to the location of the first of the two dives we did in the day. Split into four different groups, I was in the third with...

First Day of Hawaii

Today was the beginning of the first Jesuit Marine Biology trip to Hawaii. After waking up at a crisp 4:00 am, I arrived with the rest of the team, besides JJ, at 5:45 to move through security and get onto the plane at 7:30. After stopping in San Francisco, we continued our journey to Kona. Rising from my nap,...

The Big Island Experience: Day One

After a long and exhausting day of travel, we arrived at “Homes over Kona,” our humble abodes for the next seven days. Rather quickly, my classmates and I accustomed ourselves to the individual “hales” (homes) that well be staying in. Shortly after we unpacked and ate dinner, we received an orientation from the lovely staff about expectations and what...

Day 3 in Hawaii

Today we woke up at 6:30 am to dive in Hawaii! Both dives lasted for around 40 minutes each. My first dive was super cool. I saw a lot of the fish we studied in class. I saw plenty on yellow tangs and I even saw a convict tang. On my second dive we saw two eels and an...

4th Day In Hawai’i

We started our day of we a Zodiac boat tour. This allowed us to visit outstanding snorkel spots like Captain Cooke's Corner. On the way to the snorkel spot, we were greeted by a pod of short finned pilot whales with a new born in the group. I thought these large animals were logs at first as they would...

Day 2: Journey to the Summit

Yesterday we traversed 14,000 feet high to the top of Mauna Kea. We didn't hike the volcano like the original settlers, however I still felt the effects of the high altitude on my body. We started our journey in Kona where the van picked us up. Jeff, our driver and teacher, educated us about the origins of the islands...

Blog #3

Waking at 5:45 due to Drew’s untimely appearance into my room started my day off poorly, especially since we got back from the Mauna Kea hime at 11:00. However, I was able to sleep for thirty more minutes, so I was happy again. At 6:15 I woke to the sound of harmonized alarm clocks. After the dry Honey Nut...

Day 4: Captain Zodiac & Manta Dive

On the Captain Zodiac trip we saw several cetaceans, pilot whales and Hawaiian spinner dolphins. The group of pilot whales included a couple bull whales and four calfs. We saw them in the Pelagic zone because they are deep sea creatures. The spinner dolphins we saw in shallower water because they were in a resting period, waiting for nightfall...