The toss up: to be cold from the wind but have no bugs, or to be warm, windless, and eaten alive!
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Natalie Alberman and Sasha Doss
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2012, students, travel, Video Posts
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2012, students, travel, Video Posts
Wishing for a Leatherback
On Friday morning, April 20th, we and two more technicians all piled into the two boats from Thursday for a cozy ride to Manglar Bay on the eastern tip of the island of Culebra. There,Continue reading
A Day of Firsts!
It all began at 9 am on Thursday morning. We all piled into two boats and traveled out to Tortuga Bay at Culebrita Island for some green sea turtle field research. The water was superContinue reading
Greetings From Turtle Land!
After all our very early morning flights (nothing like being up before the sun!) the group arrived in sunny San Juan. We quickly gathered our belongings, and scurried off into our awaiting van somehow managingContinue reading
Mosquito Bay – (Sun., May 1) – The true definition of field work!
Today, we experienced the highs and lows of field work—-well, mostly just the lows. After an uneventful night on the beach, we slept in and then headed out to catch some green sea turtlesContinue reading
Culebra – (Thurs., April 28) – Our last afternoon
We wrapped up our time in Culebra with a beautiful afternoon filled with kids, snorkeling, a stroll through town, and a final effort to find the elusive Leatherback. After the morning trip to Mosquito,Continue reading
Brava and Resaca Beaches (Tues., Apr. 26) – Sea Turtle Fananza!!
We began our day with an early start at 6 by heading for two separate beaches: Brava and Resaca. Both of these are known Leatherback nesting beaches and we went to see if there wasContinue reading
Culebra – (Mon., Apr. 25) – An Epic Encounter with Culebra’s Greens
Turtles! Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day! After a slow start this morning due to boat troubles and constantly changing plans, afternoon thunderstorms threatened to keep us from the water even longer.Continue reading
Culebra – (Sun., Apr. 24) – Happy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone! Today was our first official day in Culebra (Koo-leh-brah). It was an absolutely beautiful Easter! Samantha and Andy started their day quite early with a six-mile run, including lots of hills andContinue reading
San Juan to Culebra – (Fri-Sun, Apr. 22-24) – First Days
From our arrival in San Jaun to the Ferry for Culebra and our First Night on the Island Friday à 22 Abril 2011 Arrive around noon at SJU with six others. Seven girls stayed here atContinue reading