Greetings all! We've settled into our schedules pretty well I'd say so far! By that I mean that our early morning wakeups are hurting more and more every day, haha. I've never been a morning person, I fear that this will not change over the next few weeks. Definitely starting to feel the effects of being waterlogged all day, and getting what I think is too little sleep. I'm still so very excited for the information we are getting though, that it's hard to let that get my spirits down! On that end, we are improving our research methodology and things go smoother and smoother each time we try it! We've got two full data transfers under our belt, two full days of "two-a-day" predator/prey collection, and "three-a-day" coral assessments. Starting to get some serious abrasion on one of my ankles from the constant wearing of dive booties though. While it's clean, it's about the size of a dime and a millimeter deep, so it can be a little touchy when I get the shoes on! We'll be keeping an eye on that for sure.
Been a day with a little reminiscing too. When you're at the bottom of the ocean you think a lot about the people who you are physically unable to see! My aunt Renee uploaded this photo from years ago of me and my pap standing on a beach in the Outer Banks. Definitely remember this moment, and I remember how much I loved just being there with the family. I've come a long way since then and with every step my family was there.. wouldn't be here with all of their help, and I try to never forget that. Speaking of which, had a very pleasant surprise as well! My dad sent us all down a set of VERY delicious brownies and cookies. With what we've been eating recently, it was a really nice change of pace, thanks dad!
We also had a couple of really good Skype calls today! Here me and Fabien were on the line with an aquarium in the northeast US. There was a really big group of people, and it was really encouraging seeing all of the interest in the work that we're doing down here!
So again, all in all a really good day, though they seem to go by so quickly. Time absolutely FLIES when you're underwater diving... I can hardly believe it's almost 10:30 already, but my body certainly can tell. I'm gonna crash hard tonight, that's for sure. Have a good night everyone!
So again, all in all a really good day, though they seem to go by so quickly. Time absolutely FLIES when you're underwater diving... I can hardly believe it's almost 10:30 already, but my body certainly can tell. I'm gonna crash hard tonight, that's for sure. Have a good night everyone!