Fish are friends, not food...

Edited 3/1/09 - Photo of lighthouse on San Salvador and photo of me on my way down into the cave!

Good Morning! Thursday was another not so great day for collecting data. This wind will not stop! We couldn’t go out in the morning so we played tourists and visited the lighthouse. I also got to swim in an underground cave which was pretty neat. There were bats in the cave which kind of freaked me out a little. Thursday afternoon we were able to go out and complete some beach profiles. We worked in a team of 4 to collect information that will show how the slope of the beach changes. It is a little hard to explain how we did this, so I will post a picture when I return. We had to repeat the recordings several times! We were rewarded for this hard work by getting to take a quick non-work related swim in the cove. I found a huge conch shell that I am hoping I can bring back through US Customs. The weather here has really made the last few days a little disappointing. I am still having fun and learning a lot, but the wind has made it frustrating and a little chilly! I have worn long pants and jackets a lot more than I thought I would! The highlight of my day yesterday was the videoconference with my students. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! It was great to see all of you. Everyone should keep checking the blog through the weekend if you can. I will make a few more updates (possibly tonight (Friday night) and again over the weekend) and hopefully upload some pictures after I return from the States. We are hoping to be able to do some fish studies this morning, but it is 7 AM now and still seems very windy so I don't know if we will end up in the water, or doing more beach profiles. We are also scheduled to eat lunch at a traditional Bahamian restaurant. Yum! Yum! Sometimes fish are friends AND food!!

CHALLENGE QUESTION:

1) Why was it important for us to collect several beach profile recordings instead of just one?