Today was the final fiull day of the class. It was a good day. I woke up to go for a walk but it was raining so I decided that I would rather not get soaked and cold this morning so I went back to sleep. I got up for brekky and after that, we had a group snorkel session as our last one. We went out and swam pretty far into the lagoon and saw some cool things. I saw some more moon wrasses, one of my favorites, some of them were pretty big. I saw a GIANT green sea turtle, he was so big I thought he was a loggerhead at first. I saw a giant clam that was also humongous and colorful. I think the best part of the snorkel was seeing an octopus hiding in the coral. We don't get many octopus here at Heron Island so this was a treat. He seemed pretty big but it was hard to tell because only his eyes were sticking out and the rest of his body was hidden inside the coral.
After the snorkel, we had lunch and then some free time to prepare for presenting our research. We presented all of our projects and it was pretty neat. Lots of cool stuff was shared. My project was on rays and we found that rays like to hang out in lagoons at high tide because the waves get softened up by the coral and don't mess with the rays as they rest. Throughout the class, we have had a challenge to either collect the most pieces of plastic or the heaviest plastic and the winners of each category would recieve a sweet Heron Island Thermos. After presenting, it was revealed who the winners were. I had the heaviest piece of plastic so I ended up with one of the prizes! I like the thermos alot, it will be a great, useful souviner. Edd and Trisha also handed out some awards for certain categories, such as sleeping beauty and aquaman (bet you can't guess how you earned those awards). I got the Bartholomew Marion Quint award (captain from Jaws) for always being the one staring at the ocean with a far away stare. Spot on as I usually stared out at the ocean and went for long walks by myself to the ocean. We tried to watch the sunset as a group one last time but the storm clouds blocked any possible sunset from happening. That's fine, we had absolutely amazing sunsets when we arrived. Dinner was amazing. We had steak and potatoes as our final dinner on the island. The meals this trip have been outstanding and I will miss having every meal made for me that I could go to town on. The night passed quietly for me as I just enjoyed being here and reading, relaxing and remembering my time. I won't ever forget this trip and I am glad I went.
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William Sedgwick
6/10/2019 06:25:37 am
Glad you had the experience it will stay with you for the rest of your life!
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About MeI am the guy whose name is on the top there. I am a student who graduated with a BA from USU this year and finally gave in to Dr. Atwood's pestering to go on her Heron Island Class for coral reefs. People often call me really sassy and unhappy. What they don't know is that my resting face is angry, but I am usually pretty happy. ArchivesCategories |