2014 Week 1

These past two days have been very exciting. Yesterday, we went to the north sound to see the juvenile lemon sharks and stingrays. Later that afternoon, we went to the baths which are rocks formed millions of years ago by liquid magma. These rocks had eroded away to form a beautiful cave which we were able to walk through....

I am taking this course as I have loved marine biology from a young age and intend to have a career in this field once I graduate college.

I woke up today at around 7:00, after an amazing night of well-needed rest. I got my gear packed up, got dressed, and was down at the cattle guard by 7:45. We had the best breakfast today at a restaurant near the Marina. We actually have a couple of choices for breakfast. This morning I ordered a bacon and...

Whoa! These past few days have been pretty crazy and very busy but it's all done and now it's time to let you all know what has been going on down here. Yesterday was a very tiring day. Once we all got up and boarded the boat, we were told that we would be turtle tagging. This is when...

The morning of my first day in BVI was brutal because I barely got any sleep, and I didn't get much sleep because of these two reasons: I was jetlag from arriving from Hawaii literally the night before, and the room was as humid as Satan's sauna. I woke up bright and early at 6:20am, not because of the...

After a long day of travel, I had slept through the night like a baby. I woke up right around 6:30, got situated, and then decided that I would get some pictures of our view in the early morning. After a few minutes of taking pictures the roosters started to crow, which waked the remainder of my cabin (Andrew...

I woke up at the routine 6:30, prepared for the day, and met everyone at the cattle guard at 7:50. We were taken to the restaurant inside the marina for breakfast. Here, I enjoyed some over-medium eggs, bacon, and toast. Following breakfast, Marine 1 & 2 went into the Dive BVI shop to learn about sea turtles from Dr....

This morning started off slightly different than other days as nature did not awake the Frangipani house in its usual form of a wild bird. But when the cabin did come alive for another day of excitement, we hustled off to a hot breakfast at the marina and quickly filed onto our respective dive boats. The R.M.S. Rhone was...