Luke Austin- Day 1: The Arrival

Gearing up for an early flight, I groggily threw my suitcase and backpack into the car and we were off to the airport at 3:30 A.M. I met the rest of the class at the airport and we were off. After a long trip through security we made it to our gate and took off to Florida. After a...

Marine Biology Day 1: 7-13

Today, we primarily focused on the afternoon snorkel expedition where we went off in pairs, and explored the reef near the hotel. In doing so, I encountered several different species we covered in class. Some of these included, butterfly fish: four-eyed, and banded, Parrotfish: both princess and spotlight in initial and terminal phases, blue tangs, French grunts, a group...

Day 1

After an early morning alarm, two flights, and a bus drive, we arrived at Cobalt Coast Resort, ready to explore the enticing waters. To begin our experience, we snorkeled off the shore of the resort with a buddy. Ben Levis, my partner, and I were very excited to get into the water and swim around. We started to...

Grand Caymans Day 1:

In class for two weeks we learned about many different species of fish that are found in the Cayman Islands. Today is our first day in the Caymans and we snorkeled for the first time and saw many different species of fish. My buddy and I saw three different types of Butterfly fish; we saw the Four-eye, Reef and...