We traveled from Matura to Port of Spain on our last day in Trinidad and arrived at the Pax Guest House. After a tour of the capital city, we went to the mall. We tookContinue reading
Day 4- Toco and Grand Riviere
After a long night of leatherback tagging and data collecting for our research projects, we went to bed around 2 a.m. We woke up promptly at 6:30 a.m. to eat breakfast and getContinue reading
Day 3: Kayaking in Salybia
Tuesday March 23 — Kayaking in Salybia and turtle watching in Matura We had the morning off after our late night on the beach. Then in the afternoon we headed to Salybia to do someContinue reading
Day 2: Our first data point
lectures, a wonderful hike to a waterfall, and we finally see a turtle lay her eggs Today started out with a wonderful breakfast at the guest house. The fresh fruit and home-made bread wafted downContinue reading
Robyn Walker and Clare Bayer
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel, Trinidad - 2010
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel, Trinidad - 2010
Day 1: Arriving in Matura and The Beach at Night: See any Leatherbacks?
After a long day of traveling we finally arrived in Matura tired, hungry and minus one suitcase. The following day, we got our first real taste of Trinidad. Stepping from the air-conditioned sanctuary of theContinue reading
Trindad-to-Beaufort (Wed., 4/29/09) – A Decade of Sea Turtles at Duke capped by a Week with Leatherbacks in Trinidad
Thoughts on Sea Turtle study at the Duke Marine Lab Ten years ago, I had the privilege of being one of the co-founders of the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles course at Duke UniversityContinue reading
Day 6 (Sun., 4/26/09) – Our last day
Waking up early, Port of Spain, and enjoying our last day in the country! Today was a very long day. After being on the beach until almost 2:00 am last night, we had to comeContinue reading
Day 5 (Fri., 4/24/09)- Last Night with the Turtles!
Waking up to hatchlings, lecture time, and the final night… full of turtles!!! This morning we enjoyed being able to sleep in for a while to help catch up on our lost sleep from ourContinue reading
Day 4 (Thurs., 4/23/09) – Early Rise
Rise and shine at six in the morning to enjoy a quick bite to eat and a cozy bus ride with twenty five people to tour various conservation efforts in Trinidad. We woke up earlyContinue reading
Day 3 (Wed., 4/22/09) – Howler monkey hike, homemade ice cream, and turtle tagging
We awoke this morning to the chickens as usual, and ate our breakfast in groggy, appreciative silence. Our menu consisted of cheesy and buttered bread triangles, papaya slices, bacon, ham, and a pink-speckled fruity bread.Continue reading