Day 7 in the Galapagos
Hello Everyone!
My name is Dylan, and I get to be the last new face of the blog. Today started out with a beautiful breakfast from the host of Canns’ House, featuring a freshly made egg, pork, and tomato sandwich. Once everyone finished and changed into our swimsuits, Gabo came to pick us up and walk us into town to pick out our snorkeling gear from the dive shop off the pier. There, we met our local tour guide for the day, Marco, who knew so much about the island and the local wildlife. Marco brought us to Frigit Hill and Darwin's Bay and taught us little details, such as the Sally lightfoot crabs, which were a beautiful red color and named after Spanish flamenco dancers. At the top of Frigit Hill, we all took some amazing photos of the overview of Darwin’s Bay before heading down and swimming with all the different kinds of fish, marine iguanas, and even sea lions. For lunch, we decided to walk back towards our place of stay and stopped at an open restaurant, and had the chance to enjoy a nice handmade meal while watching the England vs. Argentina game with some of the locals. It was very clear in that room that England was not the team that they wanted to win. After watching the end of the game on the edge of our seats, we all decided to freshen up with showers and a change of clothes, and hang out on the hammocks and swings until an important discussion about our future days and the conduct of research. We dug into the importance of ethics and the proper way to approach individuals about completing the survey, as well as double-checking that all the equipment was working. Losing track of time, we realized we still had to drop off our snorkeling equipment at the dive ship, which was closing in the next few minutes. The group scattered like cockroaches to collect all of our things and pile them together so a few of us could then hastily walk down to the pier to return them, getting there right on time. Next was dinner at a nice sushi restaurant right on the water, where Dr. M so kindly got a reservation for all of us, and we got to enjoy some super fresh fish on the third story of the building overlooking the ocean. The tuna is a popular fish to catch and cook around the islands, and it was absolutely fantastic. The most selfless part of dinner was how Dr. M secretly picked up the check for all of our meals, so from everyone, THANK YOU, DR. M.
My name is Dylan, and I get to be the last new face of the blog. Today started out with a beautiful breakfast from the host of Canns’ House, featuring a freshly made egg, pork, and tomato sandwich. Once everyone finished and changed into our swimsuits, Gabo came to pick us up and walk us into town to pick out our snorkeling gear from the dive shop off the pier. There, we met our local tour guide for the day, Marco, who knew so much about the island and the local wildlife. Marco brought us to Frigit Hill and Darwin's Bay and taught us little details, such as the Sally lightfoot crabs, which were a beautiful red color and named after Spanish flamenco dancers. At the top of Frigit Hill, we all took some amazing photos of the overview of Darwin’s Bay before heading down and swimming with all the different kinds of fish, marine iguanas, and even sea lions. For lunch, we decided to walk back towards our place of stay and stopped at an open restaurant, and had the chance to enjoy a nice handmade meal while watching the England vs. Argentina game with some of the locals. It was very clear in that room that England was not the team that they wanted to win. After watching the end of the game on the edge of our seats, we all decided to freshen up with showers and a change of clothes, and hang out on the hammocks and swings until an important discussion about our future days and the conduct of research. We dug into the importance of ethics and the proper way to approach individuals about completing the survey, as well as double-checking that all the equipment was working. Losing track of time, we realized we still had to drop off our snorkeling equipment at the dive ship, which was closing in the next few minutes. The group scattered like cockroaches to collect all of our things and pile them together so a few of us could then hastily walk down to the pier to return them, getting there right on time. Next was dinner at a nice sushi restaurant right on the water, where Dr. M so kindly got a reservation for all of us, and we got to enjoy some super fresh fish on the third story of the building overlooking the ocean. The tuna is a popular fish to catch and cook around the islands, and it was absolutely fantastic. The most selfless part of dinner was how Dr. M secretly picked up the check for all of our meals, so from everyone, THANK YOU, DR. M.
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