Sunrises, Sausages, and Stingrays

 About half the class woke up early to watch the sunrise from the point next to the collapsed pier. Some slept in too late and had to run the rest of the way. It was beautiful but buggy!



Then it was time for a breakfast of pancakes (again) and sausage (again) but it was delicious! The research institute is at capacity so we did not get a truck but it was a short walk to the snorkel site today and we got a van to carry our stuff (thank you Angie!). We did more seagrass surveys and snorkeled around the lithified sand reef. We spotted 2 more sting rays, a parrot flounder, a bunch of sea fans, and watched the turtles more. It was cloudy and some of the group was cold but we won’t complain to our readers in Washington. 



We walked back and ate lunch (Bahamian pizza!!) and then enjoyed a quiet afternoon. Most people finished their figure analyses with plenty of time for a nap. Mike was feeling quite generous and gave us the night off of class (thank you Mike!!), so after dinner the group is doing a game night and walking to the store. There are hopes for hot Cheetos, coconut oil, and mosquito coils. See you tomorrow!

Abby and Sophia :)

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