Garrett Scott '18

Kicking off my last blog with last night, we finished day five we a night snorkel down at Guavaberry's beach. I partnered up with Barrett, and, with bright waterproof flashlights, we scanned the ocean floor finding a surprisingly few amount of aquatic life. Yet, we did see a giant lobster, a camouflaged octopus, and a few squid. However, my...

Day five started with breakfast at the far more superior cabin, the Lime House. We had to wake up slightly earlier to set up the tables and lay out a variety of breakfast items ranging from chocolate chip muffins to chobani yogurt. Following breakfast, we made our way to the dock and set sail to our first dive spot...

Day four started with its typical 6:15 a.m alarm followed by a procession of snooze button clicks. We then ate a quick cereal and yogurt breakfast and rushed down to the cattle guard to meet Glenn. We were dropped off at the dock, loaded Sea Dragon, and made our way to our first dive spot, Bronco Billy. It was...

Day three, like the previous mornings, started bright and early. We met at Mango house for a feast consisting heavily of cereals and muffins. Next, Dr. Shannon Gore briefed us on sea turtle basics and how to properly catch them. I was quite surprised to learn that not all sea turtle species are critically endangered and in fact some...

Day two started with another early morning. Our new rooster friend, who we properly named "Chapo", woke us up around 6:10 a.m. We quickly showered, dressed appropriately for another long day out on the water, and made our way to chaperones cabin for breakfast. After our buffet of eggs, bagels, yogurt, and some delicious fruit, we rushed down the...

This first day of the marine biology trip has already exceeded all of my expectations and has really struck somewhat of a driving excitement for the days to come. We woke around 6:00 a.m to the sound of a large golden rooster performing his daily, and quite annoying, ritual. My cabin and I hurriedly showered and dressed appropriately for...

As the month of June is coming to a close, my eagerness for the week two BVI trip is steadily growing. I'm really looking forward to seeing the wide variety of fish and other marine life down in Virgin Gorda.