2014 Week 2

Day four on the island: This morning changed a little bit; we were given an extra 45 minutes to sleep in. It was a tremendous surprise to hear the night before. For breakfast we met the Dive BVI staff at Mr. Kirby, Doc, and Mrs. Boyle's cabin for breakfast. Later we left for for the boats, where we met...

Day four on the island: This morning changed a little bit; we were given an extra 45 minutes to sleep in. It was a tremendous surprise to hear the night before. For breakfast we met the Dive BVI staff at Mr. Kirby, Doc, and Mrs. Boyle's cabin for breakfast. Later we left for for the boats, where we met...

A government official from Tortola came with us today to help us with tagging sea turtles. Joelle explained that we would be pulled behind the boat on snorkel by a rope and when we saw a turtle we should hold up our hand and release while keeping our eyes on the turtle. Then we would have a person...

Today, we got to sleep in until 8:00 which was very nice after a long day yesterday. Even though we got to sleep in, I woke up at 7 to go down to the wifi room. After staying there for a while, I went back up to the teacher's cabin for breakfast. For breakfast, we ate some yogurt,...

This morning we were allowed an extra 45 minutes of much appreciated sleep. For breakfast we met Casey and the dive staff at Mr. Kirby, Doc, and Mrs. Boyle's cabin for breakfast and the caught the taxi into the marina. Before going our separate ways both boats met on the Sea Dragon to give a short presentation on the...

Today we got to sleep in until 8 instead of 7 and I probably had the best sleep I've had this whole week. Then we went to doc's, mr.kirby's and Mrs boyle's cabin for a breakfast of carrot, banana, and banana nut bread with honey buns and fruit. Had a little break before we had to meet at the...

Today we got to sleep in a bit, not meeting up until 8. After breakfast, the "Sea Monkey" group went to turtle tag while my group, "Sea Dragon", went to Savannah Beach. This beach was sublime, lying among various mountains and flanked by the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. ...

After a breakfast at the teachers' cabins, we ventured down to the dock to start the day with turtle tagging. Here, we listened to Joelle, a government official, describe his job. He explained the benefits of tagging turtles, such as allowing people to track their migratory, feeding, and reproducing patterns. He then explained our job for the day. This...

A rise around 8:00 in the morning was a gift and we all needed it. We then headed to breakfast at the teachers cabin where we had homemade bread and other snacks. After, we went to the marina and met Joel, the turtle man, who explained to us the how the tagging of turtles worked. Some of the key...