A Day (or 3) at the Vancouver Aquarium!

Monday was my last full day at Bamfield, and man, how quickly did those weeks go by! I felt like I had just started getting to know the people and the place and it was time to pack up and leave! Luckily, I got to spend my last day diving, so I couldn’t ask for […]

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One Last Week in Bamfield

Monday started with the usual lab work, but this time with the copper rockfish. We did our morning round of fish feeding and temperature monitoring, and it seems that the experiment was off to a good start! In the afternoon, Katie and Sara had reserved a boat to go out to their collection sites and […]

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Diaper Vader and the Storm Poopers

Holy cow does time fly by! The month of July had just started and I blinked and now it’s over! I got so caught up in the shenanigans at Bamfield that I’m a bit behind on the blogs, but boy do I have a lot to catch up on! Such a fun month, full of […]

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Sea Lions and Whales and Marmots – Oh my!

After quite a journey from Boston to Bamfield Marine Science Centre, I had finally settled down and unpacked my bags for a three and a half week stay on Vancouver Island. Sunday morning I woke up, ate breakfast and proceeded to head over to the lab where Sara’s experiment was set up. Every day in […]

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Oot and Aboot (Out and About, in Canadian)

One of the fun things about going to New England is that it’s like going to a whole new country – but you’re still in the USA! There is a distinct culture to the region, as well as a distinct language. And I’m not just referring to their wild accents, I’ve heard some phrases here […]

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