2012 Week 1

Caleb Kilpatrick July 5th 2012 Day 2 bvi The day began nicely, up without the alarm i got dressed with some of the clothes I had left out to dry the night before. It would have gone better had it not rained the night before, these rain storms seem to very frequent.... I wonder if its because of the humidity or if...

Praise the Lord! I continually repeat this phrase in my mind as this morning I wake up on my own without the help of those obnoxious roosters! After gently rolling out of bed, I brush my teeth, put on my rash guard, and go outside to breathe in the fresh air; however, I see that nearly half of the stuff...

My second day on the BVI began rooster-less and beautiful. Hearing the beautiful songs of the tree birds, I got out of bed. After eating breakfast, Laura, a member of Dive BVI, shared her breadth of knowledge on the abundance of marine organisms that can be found on the BVI. Many intriguing facts in her presentation grabbed my...

When I woke up today I knew it was going to be a great day! I slept really well and was well rested for the day. We woke up at about 7:15 to get ready and were down at the street ready to get picked up by the taxi at about 8:00. We headed over to the olde yard...

Today was really amazing but also was mixed in with a little problem. My day started out like the day before(I was woken by a couple of chickens. Next we headed down to the taxi to be taken to go get breakfast down at the hotel near the pool. After this we had a really interesting lecture from laura...

Today we woke up a little later than yesterday, around 7:15. We got dressed and waited for our taxi at the same spot as yesterday. After that we ate a delicious breakfast at the hotel again. Then one of our dive instructors, Laurie, taught us about the numerous species that inhabit the BVI. We learned about elkhorn and staghorn...

Today we learned about the coral, fish, crustaceans, and other invertebrates that live in and around the reefs. Before lunch, we snorkeled in savannah bay, and I saw a stingray, and many sea eggs (spiny white things that look like urchins). After lunch,we dove in the area known as the chimney, where we swam through an underwater cavern with...

For the second day in a row, breakfast had bacon. The only thing that would make that better is if they have bacon for breakfast tomorrow. Laura taught us about the fish in this area. It was a pretty good class, and I can remember it because I didn't fall asleep. Then we went snorkeling in a bay. This...

Today we set out for our final lesson on the marine life we'll see inVirgin Gorda early on the morning. Laura, one of the Dive BVI instructors gave an excellent presentation on the different groups of organisms, such as sponges, herbivores, grazers, coral, etc. and the characteristics of the fish belonging to them. The presentation informed me well...