2012 Week 2

I am proud to say that I am a member of the elite corps of men who have tagged a turtle. Not only that, but I also fulfilled a lifelong dream and snorkeled a great reef today. Very exciting day today.... Again, I had some trouble sleeping, as it is not only hot/humid, but I was also very enthused about...

Today we woke up at 7:30 for an early start. We took a taxi to Old Yard. The taxi driver's name was Glen. Once there, we ate breakfast and were given an overview of the day by Casey. We then practiced holding our breath and lowering our heart rate underwater and my record was a minute and fifteen seconds....

Last night wasn't as fulfilling as the night before but I still woke up rested and refreshed. The soothing morning cracks on the door from Doc and Mr. Kirby begin the day with a bang. After some delicious breakfast we were taught by Casey how to breathe deeper and hold our breaths longer so that we could...

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Today, we tagged turtles. It was a great experience starting with a in depth and worthwhile presentation by Joel Dore who is the head of the turtle conservational effort in the BVI. We learned a lot about the different types of turtles: leatherback, green sea turtles, loggerhead, and the most common, hawksbilled turtles. A short boat ride...

On day two of our week on Virgin Gorda, we assisted in turtle tagging, toured the Baths, and then snorkeled our way back to Guavaberry. After another lovely breakfast, we practiced breath control techniques, in preparation for our day of snorkeling, and then tested them out in the pool right outside our breakfast location. At this...

Day 2 at the BVI As expected, today was a lot of fun. Like yesterday around 7:30 Mr. Kirby came by and woke us up. Then Glen took us to our breakfast place where we practiced our breathing in preparation for our snorkel today. Later a turtle expert named Joel came by to give us...

Today was another great day. We woke up and worked our way down to the cattle guard to get picked up by the taxi. Although my group and another group were the only ones on time, we still managed to get to olde yard, where we met our dive instructor for our daily lesson. We learned how to manage...

Today was very cool, for the most part. As usual we started the day out with breakfast, followed by breathing exercises, to prep us for the day. Then we had a visitor from the conservation fisheries BVI, Mr. Joel Dore. He spoke about turtles in the BVI. He focused on the conservation of turtles and turtle tagging. After...