Sunday morning I fully took advantage of my chance to sleep in and spent a relaxing morning around my unit. Around 9:15 am, I got a text from Becca asking if I wanted to join her and Sam on an afternoon dive trip – my immediate answer was “yes” so she called a few of […]
Category: 2015 Scholar Journey
Saving reefs with REEF
My last Sunday morning with the Bimini Shark Lab was packed with activities up until we left that afternoon. We started the morning by finally doing the shark handling course with Anthony. Over the past few days, several juvenile lemon sharks and nurse sharks had been captured and placed into the pens, so we had […]
Shark Yourself
My original plan while staying with Jeff in Fort Lauderdale was to dive every day until September 1st, which was my no-fly day before heading over to spend 5 days at the Bimini Biological Field Station (also known as the Shark Lab). But we all know how rarely things usually go according to your plan. […]
Pardon life
My last few days with Cristina Zenato were packed with more adventure and exploration, as I’d come to expect. She finished her film shoot on Saturday only to move on to another photoshoot on Sunday. This next shoot was for Scubapro, to model new products as well as to be showcased as a new Scubapro […]
Petting sharks and kissing dolphins
My second week with Cristina Zenato on Grand Bahama started with a day off for us, which happened to be Cristina’s first day off in weeks. We considered multiple plans, cavern diving, beach trip, groceries, hanging out with Cristina’s dog Mia, the list went on. We started by first sleeping in (which meant waking up […]