2014 Week 1

Today I slept in a little and woke up at 7:15. Then I walked down to the cattle guard to get picked up by Glenn. This morning at the restaurant in the middle of the marina I decided to try the bacon omelet. It was quite filling and tasty at the same time. After doing this Marine 2 went...

On my first day in BVI, I woke up to the sound of a rooster crowing, a sound interestingly more soothing than an alarm clock. Shortly afterwards, I and the rest of the people on the trip headed to a large, delicious breakfast of eggs, bacon, and assorted fruits. During breakfast, we were warmly greeted by Casey, Jeff, Jeremy,...

Today the Jasmine cabin, consisting of Jackson, Chase, Liam, Luke, and myself, awoke around 7 AM for breakfast. It was a rough night sleep, for my body has yet to adjust to the humid climate and lack of an air conditioning system. After breakfast, Casey, Jeff, Jeremy, and the gang gave us an introduction to the island...

Day 1/2 At 5 am my alarm clock went off after going to bed at 3 am (I could not sleep because of how excited I was). We headed to the airport, went through security, and then headed off to Miami. We jumped onto the next flight at then landed in Puerto Rico. Finally, we went to Tortola in...

Well, today was the final day of diving for us and we just finished transplanting coral today. However, the process was troubling and tiresome but we were able to get most of it done. So, once again, we all got up and made our way towards the marina where we got on our boat and made our way towards...

Today, we hit the water fast and went on two dives immediately after breakfast. On these dives, we kept slates with us so we could list the type and number of each fish we saw. Researchers can use these slates to help them keep track of the fish populations in a certain area. We dove The Chimney first,...

Day 3 was the most exciting day so far. The day began with a presentation about sea turtles, how to catch them, and how to tag them. We then immediately went to the boat and traveled to the location where we would look for turtles. I and five others were dragged behind the boat for several...

After a long day of traveling yesterday, I woke up at about 6:45, anxious to start the day and begin a great adventure. Everyone waited at the cattle guard outside of our homes for the ride to breakfast to begin our lesson over the marine life in BVI. We debated over current events regarding marine life as well as...

On our second day in the BVI, I was once again awoken by the all natural sound of a crowing rooster in the morning. We then moved down to the front of the property to catch our ride to breakfast at the marina. After we all finished breakfast we moved onto to the boat to start our dives for...