Yesterday, Katie and I were relaxing, she was in the hammock and I was sitting at a table peacefully reading my book. Then we heard a snap crackle and pop, looked above us and saw a large palm branch on its way down!! Luckily it fell exactly between us and everyone was ok - we ended up burning the branch.
As you might expect, we had another few exciting days on the island. Dr Whittle arrived yesterday to join us for a few days and Evelyn left today. Yesterday we did not go snorkeling (shocker!!) but instead decided on a dry day. We worked on our projects, read our books and avoided bugs as best as we could. We had garlic toast for dinner which hit the spot - it was something new and very familiar to all of us.
Today after breakfast Dr Whittle, Dr Wassink, Katie, Bertolo and I went on a hike back to the East End village. We had more school supplies to give, however because of summer break there was no one there. We ended up writing a note and giving it to one of the residents of the town who knew the headmaster. the hike to the East End is difficult because we need to go up and over the island. It rained last night so the leaves on the forest floor were very wet and slippery which meant we scooted a good way down. On our way back up the absurdly steep hill, Katie and I picked up walking sticks which we plan on getting a photo with later.
After reading our blog posts, Dr Whittle really wanted to dive (she is more experienced than any of us combined) so Katie and I went with Soledad and Bertolo on the boat to the Marine research station on Cayo Menor to pay for tanks. Here we saw our very first pink boa!!! Once we got back, we set up our gear and giant strided (strode?) off the dock. We had a beautiful dive all through the bay, not going very deep but seeing many creatures. We saw two eels and a very funny sea cucumber, along with the normal abundance of fish, worms, crabs and other such organisms. There were a few cultural differences between diving in Honduras and in the US. The main one being, when we dove with Henry, him and his helper set up all of our gear and carried it for us onto the boat. We just had to put it on and breathe. Another difference was the boat we dove in. Katie has mentioned this before, but the dive boat was not high tech like those of the US. We had our gear at our feet, not strapped into their own cubbies, and a metal ladder that we had to remember to bring in order to get out. Personally, I would not have asked for it any other way.
Our night tonight is shaping up as a homework night, as we are all presenting parts of our projects tomorrow. One thing I am looking forward to is listening to music at home.
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