Welcome back to adventures with Gaby. Since my last post so much has happened as life in Jamaica is never boring and always full of something to do. Yesterday we had our first field trip which took us to a marvelous place known as Dunn’s River Falls. As the professors led us down the wooden staircase to the bottom of the falls, we all took a moment to admire the long-standing palm trees and interweaving bright green vines that surrounded us. As we reached the bottom a gorgeous white sandy beach with turquoise water awaited us. However, we didn’t have long to admire the view before we were sent on our way to make the trek up to the top.

A view from the bottom of one of the several waterfalls we climbed in order to make our way up to the top.

The climb ended up being well worth it as we made our way through several gorgeous waterfalls. It was so fun that when given the chance many decided to go back down to redo the climb in an attempt to beat their original time for this trek. Once we were back at the marine lab center several of us still had some left-over adrenaline from the excitement of the day and so we decided to go on another night snorkel. This was our first group snorkel without the professors, and we saw so many incredible creatures of the night.

The yellow stingray(Urolophus jamaicensis) gracefully swimming through the night.

My favorite being the yellow stingray of which we saw several. They are incredibly fun to watch as they elegantly cut through the water with their pectoral fins rippling along with their motions. All in all another incredible day in Jamaica.

• Guava Gaby