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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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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,...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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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)...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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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...
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Mar 10, 20245 min read
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