2015 Marine Bio II

Another day started with the same breakfast, except breakfast was held at mango cabin this morning. After that, Glenn picked us up and took us to the marina and everyone boarded their boats and set up their dive equipment. We very quickly left the marina because everyone was anxious to dive out at Ginger Island. This dive was the...

The day once again started off very early in the morning at 7 am. I slept through 6 of my alarms so thanks for my teammates/classmates for waking me up. The only difference with today's morning and yesterday's is that breakfast was at our house and the same food of fruit, cereal, fig bars, and bagels. After breakfast, I...

Day one, golly gee today was a winner. The day started off with an oh so excellently prepared breakfast made by none other than Doc and Mr. Von. Shortly after breakfast we went diving to review skills and enjoy the marine life of the BVI. On the first dives we saw a brilliantly colored flamingo tongue and the staff...

Today was by far the best day so far and it was really cool! This trip is really amazing. First we woke up and had breakfast and the marine one guys went to do turtle tagging but unfortunately they didn't catch anything. The rest of us went to Necker Island and it was like a zoo. It was also...

Necker Island is a private piece of land owned by Sir Richard Branson, the owner of the Virgin companies. Today, the marine biology 2 class received a chance to visit his island for the first time since the marine biology program began at Jesuit. Upon docking, we were greeted by an iguana who decided to cross the road before...

Today we had breakfast as usual and took the taxi down to the Marina. After splitting up with the Sea Monkeys, we sailed over to coral reef nursery that Dive BVI and Jesuit are helping to maintain. During the pre-dive briefing, Casey explained that we had final,y established the reef as a Marine Protected Area, which means it is...

The day started off the same again but breakfast was at tamarind cabin this morning. My friend Miles and Wyatt, who are rising juniors, came in clutch by changing breakfast up a bit. They paid extra money to buy eggs for everyone and scrambled them up and it was very generous of them. After breakfast, everyone walked down to...

Today, I woke up at 7 and got ready for breakfast at 7:30 at the teacher's cabin. Breakfast was light, consisting of cereal and a roll with juice. After breakfast, I walked to the main office of the hotel, where the owner gave us a brief welcome and orientation about the hotel's policies, including using the commissary and the...

Our last day in BVI was a calm and relaxing one compared to the days before. For starters we were allowed to wake up at nine after having to wake up at seven everyday. At nine we had a quick breakfast of donuts and granola bars, and then headed to the harbor where we cleaned the wreckage of a...