I made it to San Salvador Island.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

John, the Principal Investigator, picked us up at the airport. We arrived at the research center around noon. Immediately following lunch, we had our first snorkeling lesson. I had never snorkeled before and I knew it was going to be a challenge. It was more of a challenge than I expected! Once I learned, I was able to see some awesome sights. We saw some mustard hill coral, brain coral, dead man’s finger coral, blue tang, damselfish, and algae. Many scientists refer to the coral reefs as the rainforests of the oceans. Why?