The day began with high hopes as we boarded the truck to THE WALL. THE WALL for those of you who don’t know is the abrupt drop off that occurs about 500 meters away from our typical snorkeling location, Snapshot Reef. As we snorkeled out, we were interested in the differing habitats of the spur and groove coral reefs and garden eels. And then we reached THE WALL- AMAZING. Intertwined among the various barrel sponges, a spotted eagle ray emerged from the abyss accompanied by a band of southern stingrays. Little did we know, the sea creatures informed Poseidon of the terrestrial visitor. The sacrificial “Awkward Cousin” had pleased Poseidon greatly as he was then able to summon a scalloped hammerhead shark – modern day Kraken, for our viewing pleasure. After the presentation of sheer awesomeness, we had to make it back to the GRC in time for lunch while dodging the insistent curiosity of the barracudas.
The Kraken
Then we ventured to the lighthouse that sits atop San Salvador. The lighthouse dated back to the late 1800’s. We broke up into groups of six people and headed to the top of the lighthouse, which consisted of the ever present pink walls and a small winding staircase. Once at the top, we crawled through a small hole in the wall to the outside balcony in order to soak in the great view and see the kerosene powered light. It was a nice change of pace to be able to see some of history of San Salvador.
Having light, we put it in a house...
After being atop the highest point of San Salvador, we then took the path less traveled which led us into a hillside cavern. Grabbing a hold of a rusty ol’ ladder, we descended into the vast chasm. Once inside, we were continually barraged by kamikaze bats. In full retreat, we headed deeper into the void which was filled with “fresh” water from the rising tide. Wading, swimming, and crawling, we observed endemic and rare white sponges in the water. It was soon realized that the water was not so fresh… With sporadic warm spots and the ever present bat population, the water we were wading through was not Ice Mountain pure. After reaching the final chamber, we then split into two groups, one would venture back the way we came and the other was more extreme. Army crawling through tight squeezes and guano we had our work cut out for us. To get out of the tight passage, we had to dive underwater and through a tunnel following the saving song of JDubs’ voice. There was some speculation and one eye witness account of a zombie sighting in the cave. It was once we reached salvation that we realized the zombie we had seen was in fact our one and only, “Awkward zombie Cousin.” Just another day in the Bahamas….
Bahama <3
-written by Christen Brown ’11 & JB Easley ’13
There are ZOMBIES in the water!
What a fabulous day. Bats, guano, lighthouse, cave, and a hammerhead. Sounds like a movie . Oh and an awesome zombie picture. Lyssa and mom got home at 1:30 am and they have been packing and washing all day. I think she is finally ready to go. Her flight leaves at 12:10 tomorrow. Matthew starts his 5 on 5 season Saturday. Alyssa had her group of friends over for dinner tonight for burgers on the grill. We love seeing your pictures. Mom was freaked about the hammerhead picture. Love you Mom, Dad, Alyssa , and Matthew
WOW!!! It sounds like the kind of day Jacques Cousteau, Steve Irwin, and Indiana Jones would be proud of. What an adventure packed day! Great article. Loved the picture of the hammerhead. Do you have any pictures of the spotted eagle ray to post? Be careful Christen. God Bless, Love Mom <3
Unleash the Kraken? JB you would. hahaha Sounds like an awesome day! Although I’d have to say that the pink lighthouse was a tad more exciting than the shark. lol just kidding
Glad your having fun. Be SAFE!
Miss you <3
Leah
What a day!?! A Hammerhead!!! Sweet! Cave? Bats!!!! Wow, Rachael, your comfort zone is truely being tested! LOL These are adventures you will definitely remember for a very long time.
Make sure you are all getting plenty of pictures. When you return to the States, one of you should put together a place on the Internet (ie. Snapfish, Flickr, Photobucket, etc.) where you can share your pictures with one another!
I certainly hope that the weather holds out for you this last week of research! I’m sure you all have plenty of data collecting yet to do.
Divers…Have a wonderful time this weekend with your boat diving! Dive Safe! Bring the camera that takes those fabulous underwater pictures! Here’s hoping you have the best visability yet!
Love from the North Coast,
~ Mommy Nuzzo
P.S. Dad and Anthony say hello! You have mail!
*** Sorry for the previous spelling errors!!!! Ugh! This blogger needs spell check! LOL Have a great day! Miss you! Love you! (((HUGS!)))
HI Megan,
We are so amazed to read what you are doing each day.It certainly has been a great learning trip. We hope you are taking plenty of pictures. Not too much going on around here. Lindsey turned the heater on in the pool, and right now it it is as warm as the hot tub! Have fun and be safe.
Love you,
Dad, Mom and Lindsey
WOW… What a great adventure day! I love the light house Lauren. I hope you bring a good picture of that one home to remember. The only light house I have seen for a while is the Marblehead light house in Sandusky lol. We are going up to the boat again this weekend it is looking great.
. Enjoy this next week and lock in the great memories you have gained during this trip. We are so excited to see all of the fantastic things you all are doing!!! Stay safe looking forward to hearing all of your stories real soon.
Love
Mom, Dad and Pixie
Jen and Kathi,
Yeah yeah sharks, caves, bats all very exciting. Wanna know what’s more exciting than that?!…B.D. has been officially cut into two movies!!!!!! Wah-hoo!!!! An extra dose! Ahhhh isn’t life wonderful! Looks like you two went missing in the pictures again. I can’t tell if you have a really good publicist or a really bad one. LOL
Have fun!
~~jess
Lauren…just wanted you to know that I miss you and I am looking forward to seeing you next Friday. I hope you are having the time of your life! Love, Mom
HI Tasha,
Sounds like things are going well. I am in Virginia and it is a neat area. Your destination is about 3 hours from Olde Town Alexandria they tell me. I think you will love your internship. Thank you for whoever took the picture of the lighthouse, they are my favorite! Enjoy your remaining week and see you soon Tasha. Love – Mom
Christen,
Come home. I want to go for a walk.
Love,
Charlie
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