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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 181 min read
Day 9 morning: Snorkel to Cut Cay
Today was our last day at the research center. To take advantage to the little time left, there was an optional snorkel to Cut Cay early...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 182 min read
Day 8 afternoon: Freshwater and the GRC
When we arrived at the Gerace Research Centre last week, we were asked to take navy showers and otherwise conserve water. This trip has...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 171 min read
Day 8 morning: Snorkeling with Club Med
At 8am we got on the boat with Club Med to snorkel on the Frascate Wreck and Bull Run Cut on the Wall. This was the first time I have...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 161 min read
Day 7 afternoon: Snorkeling at Monument Reef
Hi everyone! After a beautiful lunch sitting on the shores of Grotto Beach, we headed north to snorkel on Monument beach! This beach is...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 162 min read
Day 7 morning: Sandy Point Plantation
Today, we had a long drive to the southernmost point of the island. Our first stop was at a road cut near the Sandy Point Plantation,...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 151 min read
Day 6 afternoon: Pigeon Creek
In the afternoon today we snorkeled where Pigeon Creek meets the Atlantic Ocean. In spite of its name, Pigeon Creek does not resemble a...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 151 min read
Day 6 morning: Storr's Lake and The Gulf
On Wednesday morning, we set out to Storr’s Lake, our first stop of the day. This lake is approximately seven kilometers long and was...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 152 min read
Day 5 afternoon: East Beach and Lighthouse Cave
This afternoon we had our first activity focused more on human impact to the beach. We headed to East Beach (also known as Junk Beach)...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 131 min read
Day 5 morning: Exploring Cockburn Town
Hey everyone! This morning, we visited Cockburn Town, which is the main town in San Salvador. It is a lovely, quaint place with colorful...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 131 min read
Day 4 afternoon: Snorkeling at Snapshot Reef
After a great morning of searching a fossilized coral reef near Cockburn Town, we hopped in the van after some lunch and drove south 20...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 131 min read
Day 4 morning: Cockburn Town Fossil Reef
We began our day at the Cockburn Town fossil coral reef. This formation had remarkable preservation of the coral reefs present on San...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 122 min read
Day 3 afternoon: Snorkeling Graham's Harbor
This afternoon we went on our first snorkeling trip! We headed to Graham’s Harbor which is west of North Point, where we were this...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 112 min read
Day 3 morning: Ancient Dunes
This morning we headed to two spots, Rice Bay and North Point. We took the truck to Rice Bay first which is part of the North Point...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 111 min read
Day 2: Nassau to San Salvador
We woke up today at the Colony Club Inn and Suites and then around noon we shuttled to the airport in Nassau, The Bahamas. While waiting...
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Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 105 min read
Day 1: Columbus to Nassau
This is Rex writing our first blogpost of the EarthSc 5242 study abroad to the Bahamas. On March 8th we arrived in Nassau and had a few...
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