The weather has since cleared up since yesterday, the wind and rain no longer stirring up the sand and obscuring the underwater visibility. Today’s highlight was the scavenger hunt where we tried to find different species of algaes, fish, and corals, applying what we learned during our week here to identify them. Tomato Teagan found a pretty queen conch (Strombus gigas) during this time. I also lost an earring that I probably shouldn’t have been wearing while snorkeling.

A mollusk (Queen Conch) that Tegan found

At 6 pm tonight, the day took an unexpected turn when the date of the exam was announced. We all went to dinner feeling super stressed but the mashed potatoes were really good. Some of us scrambled to revise the list of the species names we have built up on the whiteboard. As always, the cats, specifically Ginger, joined us for our meals, bringing an end to our time together today before we split up for extra studying. Wish us luck on the exam!

Ginger, looking to get some food last night

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