first two segments

It seems that pictures will have to wait for faster internet connection.

This morning we went out for the first two segments of the turtle census. Each segment lasts about an hour. We got eight people in the water about thirty feet apart and in a line swimming parallel to the edge of the ref trying to spot turtles. Visibility was great. About 200 feet. I was in water about 15 feet deep. 3 turtles were spotted, all in the deeper side of the line.

On the second segment I was lucky spotting two turtles, one hawkbill at the beginning and aloggerhead at the end. On the middle I also saw a5 foot shark and three rays. One was a beautiful eagle ray that Q's swimming just below me for a couple of minutes. It's back was spotted with shiny spots.

It is not easy to be swimming for so long, but it's very rewarding to see the turtles and to enable their population study. Unfortunately we could not capture any of them. They swim very fast. I swan after the second one and could not keep up with it.

 the afternoon the group that snorkeled in the morning will go do a reef survey.

Sun and bugs are the main problems. Trying to keep in the shade. I wish I had long pants to swim with.