Tuesday morning
Monday afternoon we went on a practice and identification dive at Telephone Pole Reef. We swam 150 yards out to a reef and observed fish, dove down for closer views of the coral, and then asked the leader if we had identified the coral correctly. We also swam out to The Wall where the island shelf descends into the 6000 foot deep abyss. The Wall is a vertical drop off so when you are swimming over The Wall you are looking down at 50 foot deep water with sand on the bottom and then there is just deep blue water that continues down as far as the eye can see.
posted by Greg @ 6:29 AM
16 Comments:
Greg,
So you are officially "swimmin with the fishes." Or is that "sleepin with the fishes?" Either way, we are cold and you are warm and we hope you are having a great time. Can't wait to see the pictures.
Christine
Greg,
So you are officially "swimmin with the fishess." We are cold, you are warm but we hope you are having a good time.
We can't wait to see the pictures.
Love,
Christine
Hi Greg,
We just got done looking at all of the pictures and Web links that you sent us. The students are off and running on your questions. We can't wait to see your pictures and hear your stories.
Everything is set up for our Skype video conference this afternoon.
Tanya :-)
Hi, Greg how is it this looks really interesting. I want to look into the teen program. We are all going to go to work on the questions. talk to you later.
Bye
:)Natalie
ps it says MR. instead DR.
hi greg!! how ya doin? i hope you are havin a good time gloating about how warm it is down there.D: i dont know if i'll be able to do the problems you gave me because they'll get in the way of my sitting around time. Hope you have a nice time.
Jacob Young (>^-^)>
Hey triple G, have fun down there? If your wondering how were doin well... WE ARE FREEZEN OUR BUTTS OFF UP HERE. I hope your havin a good time down there. See you next week.
Nathan Y
Hi greg!!!!! or yo triple g!!!! i hope you are having a good time down there.
destiny
thats deep hole. it must have felt wierd being over that deep of a drop. Did it? how many types of caral can you name i can only a few, like barrel coral and sponge bob. PLEASE RESPOND im so lonley.
Hey Greg! Hope you're having a good time in the Bahamas! I did when I was 8. I think what your doing is cool and I'll see you monday:)!
Hey Dr. Garrison! So, what is the goal in your research? To calculate population estimates of different hard coral species in your area? Good luck trying to learn all the different types!
I read a report that said there has been an 80% decrease in coral population in the past 30 years. Are you seeing a lot of evidence of this? Can you easily tell if the coral is dead or not?
Sorry for all the questions, but this seems like such a cool experience. Enjoy!
Wow! Your venture sounds exciting AND scary. You must be having loads of fun. Good luck.
Wow - what an excellent adventure! I'm sure the scenery is magnificent. Be safe -learn a lot - and have fun :o)
Hi Greg! I'm Sandy, a friend of Eleanor's. Your trip sounds fascinating and I'm sure this will be a very exciting adventure for you. I'm looking forward to following your day-to-day activities. A curious question for you. Why is it that I still see coral for sale in shell shops? I thought the sale of this beautiful creation was banned several years ago. Just wondering. Have a pleasant day tomorrow! Sandy
Dr. Garrison,
This sounds very exciting and I would think everyone's five senses would be on absolute overload -- the smell of fresh seawater, the beauty of the oceanic life, the soothing sounds of rolling waves, the textures of the reef and the "taste" of crisp, clean air. At least, I hope it is clean there!
Anyway, I have a simple curiosity-type of question for you and your students: Having never experienced swimming in such deep water, I imagine a swimmer would FEEL a change in the water as the depth of the water under the swimmer changes even though he/she swims across the surface -- Is this true? For those of us who have never had that experience and probably never will, what is that experience of swimming in deep ocean water like?
Also, what do you expect/hope to prove with your research?
Thank you for sharing your research trip. Have an awesome experience, all of you!
Mrs. Atwood
(MVGS - Katie's mom)
You are so lucky to be there in the, "Big Blue Water," doing your facinating studies. My husband dives and his story telling of the experience of being down there looking at that other marvelous world keep me enthralled. I once went on a mini sub to view underwater in Nassau, GREAT! But what you are doing is for a grater purpose. Hope you find more facinating things to write about and keep me posted!
when you swimover this abyss is there any difference in the water temperatures?
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