2013 Marine Bio II

This is my lion tamer. There are many like it, but this one is mine. In fact, this 6-headed spear, or "hunting gig", is my weapon of choice this week as I perpetuate my campaign against the heinous threat to the Caribbean that is the lionfish. I made my first spear today when I was alerted to the existence...

Today, we woke up and ate a great breakfast in the commissary, provided by Casey McNutt. After being briefed on what our day had planned for us we headed out to Deep Bay on the Sea Dragon with Laura, Jeff Nichols, and Casey. There, we kayaked out along the coast where we observed the geology of the mangrove forest...

Today we woke up at 7:10 and got ready for the day. We walked to the commissary where Casey met us with fruit and donuts the size of small cakes. I ate 3 much food and waddled to the taxi for the marina. Glen the taxi driver took us to the marina where we got on our boat and...

After being awoken by Dr. Gruninger and hopping in the shower, I found my body going into a hypothermic state for newbie Nick Byrne had once again pulled a rookie move and had taken all of the hot water. I shrugged off this small inconvenience and headed to a breakfast full of enormous donuts. After breakfast we went to...

Today I woke up at around 7 and took a nice shower before we had to head down to the internet cafe for breakfast. We were treated to a nice breakfast by Casey before we took our boat, the Sea Dragon, over to Deep Bay for a snorkel. At Deep Bay, we explored the mangroves system and mapped the...

Day 2 started when once again Clayton woke me up from my deep sleep. Once I got up, I took a shower and walked down to the office, a place where we ate lunch, which consisted of a donut, bagel, yogurt, and an orange. YES MOM I ATE AN ORANGE. After we finished our breakfast, Glenn, who is our...

Today's wake up time was a vicious 7 am, so I stumbled out of bed at 7:30 and threw together my things in 5 minutes. Our first stop was the commissary for a nutritious breakfast of fruit and donuts and then off to the marina. After collecting ourselves no our her we boarded the boat and headed...

Day 2 Great second day in the BVI. I was woken by the crow of the obnoxious rooster at 7 AM. Though it was early, a quick shower got me ready for the day. After packing my snorkel, fins, and new underwater camera, I headed down to the commissary for a quick breakfast. I was met there by Casey...

Last night a group of guys engaged in a large game of poker. The game consisted of Jeff, Buck, Chris, Tucker, Matt, Nick, Gavin, and I. Everyone got very into the game. It was tons of fun. We enjoyed a great night. After returning to our cabin, Chris, Buck, and I continued playing poker. This game carried on until...