Monday (I think??) 07/09/07
Wow, this place is amazing! Finally put us to work today and one of the other volunteers and I got to go out with the biologists on the reef. A pod of dolphins gave us an escort on the way there and on the way back! It was so incredible...they were jumping up in the air, spinning and flopping back in the water. Definitely living up to their name. We spent 2 hours in the water taking samples of live, healthy coral. We then transplanted them in a not so healthy part of the reef and took pictures. The biologists will come back in a couple months to see what kind of damage the sea urchins did to the transplanted coral. Everyone is so friendly on this island, but at the same token, it's very odd to be so far removed from the rest of the world. I feel like I'm a visitor on the Albatross' island (gooney bird). It is nice not to have to worry about a cell phone, though. I did hit a bird with my bike on the way to dinner...and I was having such a great day! I think it was on a suicide mission and ran right in front of my bike! It seemed to be okay...I hope! Well, it's only 8:30 here (we're 6 hours behind), but I'm exhausted! 5 hours in the water fighting ocean surge really wears one out. Much better than sitting in front of a computer all day, though! Hope everyone is doing splendid...miss ya!
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