These are busy days as we watch the time fly by. Divers have been busy on land as well as sea. This morning we completed a beach clean up on a small stretch of coast inside the marine park reserve. SES students filled the back of a small truck with debris ranging from tires to souls of shoes. In the process they picked over 1300 food bags and 330 plastic soda bottles. Many more items were also collected and counted. Although they felt they only put a dent into the mounds of trash there efforts were greatly appreciated but the coordinators of the clean up.
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If you are wondering about the photos, this is how we do class in Roatan. Today we completed our science dives. Dive buddies were given a section of reef to observe and sketch. They recorded data on the fish that interacted with their section of the reef. This was done to get students to slow down and really study the reef as an ecosystem. They really did a fantastic job. It is hard to believe we only have two dives left.
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Students have already taken over a thousand photos and will be selecting some of their best for a "Best of Roatan 2011". We will put these on a DVD along with all the photos each students has taken, I think your will be amazed and impressed. I know we are.
You are all very fortunate to have an amazing experience like this. When I was your age, I too got my SCUBA certification but alas, it was in a lake in Wisconsin. Enjoy the warm weather while you can and know that this experience is something you'll have forever. It is a great springboard for many more adventures. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteEarl Martin (Nat's uncle).