2012 Week 1

A long Sunday both ended and began with awesome activities. Community service at 8 am started quickly as we laid a primer of white on the walls surrounding the local cricket pitch and planted some soon to be large palm trees and desert roses. During service we made some more interesting friends, Kyle and Sasha were locals who couldn't...

The last day in the BVI began with an exciting snorkel in Little Dix Bay. The purpose of the snorkel was to find turtles to tag. By tagging turtles, other marine programs around the world can track how far the turtles have come, their migratory patterns, and their population size. Our snorkel consisted of teams of 4 who would...

This morning I went on another run, this time with my SCUBA buddy Will. After that, I had to get ready for the day. We got on the taxi and went down to the marina where we had breakfast. For the second day in a row, we had a two tank dive, but instead of seeing a shipwreck, we...

I woke up a little later than normal at 7:00 ready to start an incredible day. I eagerly anticipated going to what I predict to be the highlight of the trip: The Wreck of the Rhone. We quickly ate breakfast on the docks and went out to Salt Island. Now there were four things I really wanted to see...

Here are some action shots form our travel to the BVI and our incredible first day of diving!

The first article was about how ecotourism can be detrimental to the environment. It can over exploit some fish species. The second article was about the invasion of alien fish species and how it can negatively affect the ecosystem that is already in place where the new species is. An example of this is the lion fish in the...

Today was a great day. The day started when I woke and walked down to the place where we wait for the truck. After about a couple of minutes the truck came to pick us up and take us to harbor. When we got to the harbor, we ate breakfast, which was eggs, banana beard, and fruit juice....

Today I woke up with a huge swollen left eye with no idea how it happened. It wasn't painful or anything though and went away eventually. We headed to the harbor at the same time as usual, 8:00, expect our taxi driver Glen came thirty minutes late. We had a full action packed day planned for us so...

Today I woke up with a sigh. I walked outside only to see the sun rising one last time over the horizon. The crystal blue waters shining below. Under my breathe, I could hear myself saying, "If only I could stay." That's right, today is our last day in the British Virgin Islands. It is going to be very...