Today was our last full day in Culebra, and we certainly made the most of every moment. After a full night of searching for nesting leatherbacks, we headed out on the boats again. But thisContinue reading
Where’s the Wind When You Need It???
Today started out in a similar fashion to the previous two or three. When we got back from our nightly beach patrol the sun was up, the roosters were crowing, and so it was timeContinue reading
Snorkeling by Day, Watching by Night
Our ‘day’ began at 12:00 midnight in another all night-er at the three beaches. On Zoni, Rita, Wendy, Kristin, Sasha, Natalie, and Angela found the beach to be relatively uneventful, or so they thought.Continue reading
Attack of the Sand Gnats
The toss up: to be cold from the wind but have no bugs, or to be warm, windless, and eaten alive!
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
Fajardo -(Mon., May 2) – El Yunque Rain Forest
We explore Puerto Rico’s rainforest with Dr. Robert Mayer, Duke Marine Lab alumnus Sleep deprivation reached its peak this morning, when we tumbled out of bed at 4:30 (or thereabouts) and stumbled into the BallenaContinue 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