In the 17th century, letterboxes were placed around the Island so that outward-bound ships could carry out letters written by inhabitants of Ascension Island. Since then, hiking out to letterboxes has become a recreational adventure.Continue reading
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Abby Ardis
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 4: Ascension Island Past and Present
Ascension Island is a 36 square mile island in the South Atlantic Ocean, stationed approximately 700 miles from the nearest land – St. Helena, site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile. Its profound geographic isolation makes oneContinue reading
Krista Shipley
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 2: Arrival on Ascension Island and Eggs, Eggs, Eggs!
We have arrived! Our Royal Air Force flight arrived on Ascension Island around 8 this morning and we didn’t waste any time getting started! We were met at the airport by Drs BrendanContinue reading
Journey to Ascension – Christen Nagy & Tolga Babur
Our first day mostly consisted of long plane rides and even longer layovers. It took us a total of 36 hours to get to Ascension Island with two overnight plane rides. By the end ofContinue reading
A Day of Culture
Our first activity of the day was a trip into the rainforest to see one of St. Croix’s biggest tourist attractions: drinking pigs. This attraction has been around for over 40 years on the islandContinue reading
Matthew Godfrey, Ph.D.
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
The Importance of Zero
One of the main objectives of this field trip is to provide the exceptional opportunity to interact directly with wild sea turtles and the researchers who work with them. As you can tell from someContinue reading
Leatherbacks and Lounging
This story begins at 12am, on the beach, under a sky full of stars in Sandy Point, St. Croix. We had begun patrolling at 8pm the previous day and had already seen one green turtleContinue reading
Leatherback Late Night
After an early wake up call, we caught the 6:30 am ferry from Culebra to San Juan. We had planned on checking our luggage in early so that we could explore Old San Juan, butContinue reading
Elizabeth Hoerauf
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
Wrestling More Green Turtles -Day 5
We woke up this morning at a delightful 7am in order to go to Culebrita to look for more sea turtles; however, the boat ride turned into quite an adventure! The waves soaked us allContinue reading
Almost Adios, Culebra – Day 6
Today was another early morning and our last full day in Culebra. We left the house at 7 am to revisit Brava Beach and Resaca Beach in the hopes of locating freshly laid leatherback nests.Continue reading