Last days :( Day 11 and 12 / Ultimos dias :( Dia 11 y 12

 -Thursday 28th 

Today we had our last day, we did one final benthic survey and queen conch survey. It was sad knowing it will be our last day in the water, until we saw a nurse shark, and 2 dolphins. 

That was a crazy and wear combo to see, the dolphins stood for like 15 minutes with us, it was really magic get to experience being with them in the water.

 

Silly guy

After all the shock of seeing them passed, we went back to campus, where we got to experience learning how to handle a sea urchin and measure them for their reintroduction to nature. Today was a special and unforgettable day.

Last day :(

So far we woke up to go to the university to take left over food to our captain and feed the local iguanas and tarpons. 

Feeding them was so much fun, most of us really enjoyed, then we took a group picture at the facility and we heated back home to pack and start our drive to San Juan.

    On the way to san Juan we passed some beautiful mountains so we stopped and enjoyed the view for a bit. It was really awesome.

Right now we just got to our Air bnb in San Juan, we are gonna spend the afternoon exploring downtown. We are all excited to buy some merch and enjoy the Puerto Rican culture. 

Over all this trip was a unique experience, we got to grow our experience on the field, learn new methods, talk to people to use those methods for their research. But overall i feel we build a family while during all of this, I cant imagine doing this alone. For sure everyone added up to this unique experience. 

It makes me a little sad that today it ends, I am really gonna miss being here and with all the group. :)

Puerto Rico class of 2026

Us and the research kites