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Day 15: July 15
Author: Kelly
Location: Sandy Spit
From Cane Garden Bay we motored to a tiny island once owned by the Rockefeller's and took a nice walk around the island followed by some beach time. After that we sailed to the notorious Foxy's where we ate lunch and explored the little beach shops. Then we did a mangrove clean-up near Sydney's Peace and Love bar and grill. We then had a very informative environmental session with Colin, (who works with the government) regarding issues in the BVIs. We ended the day anchoring is Sandy Spit with the rest of Actionquest. It was a busy but awesome day!
Day 16: July 26
Author: Lydia
Location: Road Town
Today we woke up at 7am and had delicious pancakes with flakes of dark cherry flavored chocolate for Michelle's 17th birthday. Then we went over to a site called Haver's, and began monitoring and replanting mangrove trees and seedlings Lifeworkers planted 3-4 years ago. The plants were doing really well for the most part. To monitor them, we measured their growth rate and tracked them with GPS tracking machines. Then we docked at West End, Tortola got some fresh water for the boat and got a chance to get some lunch at Harbor Market. Finally, we sailed to Road Town, and went to another mangrove site. We did some more monitoring as well as some beach clean-up. We came back to the boat, had a delicious tortellini dinner, did a Lifeworks forum, and ended the night with two cakes for Michelle's birthday. One was a cookie cake and the other was a chocolate cake. Great day!
Day 17: July 27
Author: Connor
Location: Road Town
Today was a tough but very productive day! We woke up at 7 and ate oatmeal for breakfast before heading over to do a painting project for VISAR (Virgin Island Search and Rescue). From 9:30 on we washed, taped and painted our hearts out. PB and J for lunch revived us and we got to go for a ride on the rescue dinghy as a reward for our hard work. As a treat, we then got pizza and fries for dinner, which was scrumptious! A very long and hard day, but our work paid off and the rooms we painted look great.
Day 18: July 28
Author: Kelly
Location: Sandy Spit
We woke up at 7 this morning anxiously awaiting our shore time. After quickly eating our cereal and muffins, we dinghied over to Road Town. We got to spend about 2 hours in Road Town buying souvenirs and gelato (it was delicious!). After returning to Bigorneau we set off for about an hour sail to Salt Island. There we took a short hike to see the salt ponds and the ruins of the Rhone (ship) on the opposite side of the island. We went turtling afterwards and although unfortunately we didn't see or catch any turtles, Ella and I saw 3 sting rays (one huge one!). We then had to motor again to Peter Island and enjoyed a very yummy Mexican dinner with Mike. Apparently there's a lot of bioluminsence in the water that we will have to check out later. (sorry for the excessive amount of 'we then's' or 'after's'. today was a busy busy day!) Over and out- Jess
Day 19: July 29
Author: Lydia
Location: Peter Island
Today Quest joined us again and we went to visit Conrad on Peter Island. We had
a discussion with him about everything. After that we cleaned up the area around
his home. In the afternoon, we went turtling with Quest. Then we motored to Norman
Island and packed out bags to get ready for our last full day in he BVIs!! No
one is ready to go!
Day 20: July 30
Author: James
Location: West End
woke up and continued to wake up the rest of my crew. We had to make it to the top of Spyglass Hill before the sun rose. Once at the top we saw the sun break through the horizon. After sitting and watching the sun rise we reflected on the days past. Once we got back to the boat we cleaned and are now getting ready for the night activities.
Day 21: July 31
Author: n/a
Location: all over
Students wake up as early as 4:30 am to make their way to the airport. Lots of
goodbyes and hugs and students return home from their adventure!
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