2011

Today was another great day but sadly it has come to an end. We woke up as usual and headed to breakfast. When breakfast was over Casey began her presentation. She talked about the dangers of overfishing and issues with the techniques that are sometimes used. We then began to speak about coral preservation and learned that sharks are...

Today I was woken up by a very obnoxious alarm at 7:30. I was very tired at this point, especially because I didn't need to wake up for another thirty minutes. I took a quick shower to wake me up. Unfortunately, that didn't do anything. When we got to breakfast I quickly asked for a cup of Joe to...

Today was a great day; we spent some time in the classroom and then headed out to the water. Casey provided the guys an interactive lesson on Reef Check (reefcheck.org) and laying transecting lines. Every student will be participating in collecting data for their regional database on coral reef health. Casey got the guys out of...

Today marks the third day of my magnificent voyage in the Land of Gorda. I awoke early this morning around 7:45 to change and apply sunscreen...not enough I guess because I got a pretty nice sun burn on my back...haha. After breakfast this morning, Casey led the group through a discussion over coral reefs and the different things that...

Today was very relaxing because although we had no dives, we still had fun at Savannah Bay and also The Baths. We started the day waking up and heading down to wait for the taxi. Once it arrived, we left for our usual meeting spot where we found a breakfast of eggs and muffins. We then began our lesson...

Today began with our usual routine, breakfast and class at Olde Yard Village. Today's class was an introduction to Reef Check, an organization responsible for collecting data on what kind of fish and how many lie within reefs all across the world. We practiced laying transects, lines that we use as a guide when we conduct the reef checks....

Rise and shine, I was up and about at 6:30, or 5:30 Dallas time and met over at my good buddy Harrison's hut at around 6:50. We quietly made tea, and headed down the wifi lounge. After a chat and some light conversation with our teachers, we headed to meet the taxi so we could eat breakfast at the...

Today went a little different than usual in that there was no diving. Instead, we took a taxi (Speedy's) from the Olde Yard Village hotel after breakfast. We headed to Savannah Bay where we spent much of the day learning about identifying marine species, laying transect lines, and taking surveys of the reef and its species. This will be...

Today was to say the least the best so far. Started out with some lemon tea with honey while chilling out in the cool office reading my novel. We then went to breakfast and learned about Coral Awareness. We then set off to go practice our transect lines and then had lunch. After lunch, we went snorkeling. I used...