Today was day two for our projects. Gangly and I went out for high tide and low tide to count rays again. Much like yesterday there were quite a few during high tide and fuck all during low. Walking around the beach is nice though, when the wind isn't blowing at 55 km/hr. Today it was like getting sand blasted by the rage of Zeus. Poseidon rocked the few organisms (some rays and a turtle) we did see with white capped waves and tossing swells. To give you an idea of what the waves were like, here's a turtle getting absolutely thrashed by the waves. When we came back to same way he wasn't there any longer so I think he made it out alright. After our data collection we worked on our presentation and lab report. Sam and I, both being recent graduates, spent some time looking for and applying for jobs. Hopefully something will stick for both of us. Somewhere in there we got distracted by snapchat so here's some photos just for fun. I know it looks like he hates me, but I promise that's just his face Though we aren't doing near as much as we have been the last week, I'm still quite tired. Apparently Sam is as well because we both took a nice nap between the tide data collections. The couches in the library are surprisingly comfy and are common napping places. We'd think we were college students or something the way we just pass out wherever. Some more baby turtles hatched today, though I didn't stay to watch the carnage. Got to hang out with the little guy above for a minute though. Those poor turtles go through so much just to exist. I'm still in awe at the resilience of animals to just survive. What a will to live, the way they fight for every breath, every step. It's quite heroic and beautiful. This little crab was hiding out in a rock during low tide waiting for the tide to make its way back in. Even he was fighting to survive today. Well that's about it for my day. I'm quite tired. It's nice and blustery outside which makes me want to curl up with a good book. It also makes me miss home and the people there quite a bit. Hopefully we can have a nice movie night before we go to all come together one last time before this trip ends.
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