So, we have been rather busy this first week. This week has been about exploring the island and getting project ideas. The first day we did a tour and explored the entire island. We went snorkeling and I spotted two sea horses. We also went out to a motu and on the way stopped and swam with some pink whiptail rays and some black tip reef sharks....AMAZING. On the Motu we were walking around flipping rocks over (and putting them back in place of course) I found an awesome sea slug!! We also stopped at this one lookout with these bungalows that are literally above the water. A couple of us are definitely planning on becoming pirates and taking over one of those and just never leaving. We all now know how to open coconuts and get the fresh meat from them and a couple of the guys have gone spear fishing, so I think we'd be set.
The group is awesome, good blend of people and a lot of fun. There is lots of hanging out by the beach and talking to one another. My roommates are awesome girls, definitely happy to be with them. A couple of us swam to the middle of the bay and made friends with some people on a boat. The next night their zodiac got stuck to our dock so we helped them out of that. Good people, just live the sea faring life. The professors are really cool and approachable. We did a stream transect and I definitely had a freshwater eel nibble at my toe, which made me scream like a little girl. We also did a coral reef transect which was soooooooooo cool, but a bit frightening as there is lots of fire coral and diadema, which are urchins with HUGE spines.
It has been amazing so far though!!I am thinking I want to try to do a project on rays, but I need to tease out the details and see how realistic that is for a ten week project.
I'm a bit under the weather right now as is my roommate KD (Caitie) so we are being grubby and doing our work with sniffling and slight fevers, but hey even being sick is better when you're in paradise!!
love you all,
bri.
The group is awesome, good blend of people and a lot of fun. There is lots of hanging out by the beach and talking to one another. My roommates are awesome girls, definitely happy to be with them. A couple of us swam to the middle of the bay and made friends with some people on a boat. The next night their zodiac got stuck to our dock so we helped them out of that. Good people, just live the sea faring life. The professors are really cool and approachable. We did a stream transect and I definitely had a freshwater eel nibble at my toe, which made me scream like a little girl. We also did a coral reef transect which was soooooooooo cool, but a bit frightening as there is lots of fire coral and diadema, which are urchins with HUGE spines.
It has been amazing so far though!!I am thinking I want to try to do a project on rays, but I need to tease out the details and see how realistic that is for a ten week project.
I'm a bit under the weather right now as is my roommate KD (Caitie) so we are being grubby and doing our work with sniffling and slight fevers, but hey even being sick is better when you're in paradise!!
love you all,
bri.
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