2012 Week 2

Great third day in the BVI. Started off as usual with an early rise at 7:45 followed by a short walk down at our meeting area (known as the cattle guard). Glen our taxi driver picked us up in the shuttle and took us to Olde Park Inn where class is always held. The breakfast buffet was waiting there...

Moral Eels are snake-like fish live in holes in the reef. You can distiguish moray eels by their moray long, slender, snake-like body, combined with a large set of jaws. Most species have long, sharp canine teeth but some do have low, nodular teeth. They are usually one to two metres long, though some species will reach up...

Today I felt the full effect of being overly enthused for a continuous 96 hour period of time. Luckily the amount of excitement I have overpowered my desire to fall down and take a nap. We started off the day at the Olde Yard resort with a breakfast of eggs, bacon, fruit, and coffee. Laura then gave a...

Today was our first day in The British Virgin Islands. Yesterday we took a four hour flight from Dallas to San Juan Puerto Rico, and then we took a one hour plane ride to Beef Island. Then, at about 10 PM, we all gathered in a boat and traveled to Virgin Gorda, which was about 20 minutes away....

Today I woke up at around 7:30, got dressed, walked to the commissary, and posted the last blog. I ran back to the cattle guard just in time to see the taxi come. I hopped on with my friends and we headed off to the marina. At the marina, there was food waiting for us to eat. We ate...

Day 5, It's a bittersweet day as our last day of diving and also one of the best and my most anticipated days. We woke up to immediately go to the marina for breakfast and setting up. We had some time to relax and check out the dive shop before heading out to the bay where we're building the "Jesuit...

Day 2, We got up at 7:30 to roosters crowing and doc knocking on the door.. We took a taxi to our meeting area where we had breakfast. Casey taught us free-diving breathing techniques while waiting on a turtle pro. We did yoga techniques and demonstrated that when our face is introduced to water, especially cold, we slow our heart...

Article C: Ecotourism positively affects awareness and attitudes but not conservation behaviours: a case study at Grande Riviere, Trinidad Ecotourism can have negative effects, exploiting a culture for commercial gain. This leaves people wondering, should the government or should the ecotourism firms bear the responsibility of maintaining focus on the environment, and not a people's culture. Article D: Marine invasive...

Last night I set an alarm on my phone for 7, but at 6:59, a chicken sitting right outside my shutters started shrieking and woke me up before my alarms could. I got up, took a shower, and got ready to go to Olde Yarde for orientation. We took a taxi over to breakfast and got a rundown of...