When I woke up this morning and un-zipped my tent flap I was greeted with a stunning view and the startling realization that I was another year older (wiser). Today was my 27th birthday andContinue reading
Category: environmental policy
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
Tiburon Island
As the morning rays broke across the shore, we rose from our slumber to a perfect coastline with sloping mountains, flat sands and a sapphire blue sea. A group of Seri brought us to theirContinue reading
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
A Healthy Dose of Misfortune
As my favorite children’s book says, “It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” This is the tale of almost everything that can go wrong in getting from Point A to Point BContinue reading
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
Day 4: Pearls on the soles of her shoes…
Just about ten hours after celebrating our incredible day at San Pedro Martir, we groggily dragged ourselvermosillo and about a two hour drive from Kino. Xavier lured us into the van bright and early withContinue reading
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
Day Two: “from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool” – Steinbeck
Today I awoke in the palapa at 6:30 to the most beautiful sound – the sound of panga motors running across the bay. After days of strong northerlies, the wind had finally subdued and theContinue reading
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2010, marine studies, students, travel
First Day at Kino Bay
Small scale fisheries management, dehydrated jellyfish, agua de Jamaica… and it has only been our first day. We arrived to Kino Bay yesterday evening after a day of traveling and shopping for groceries. We sleptContinue reading