We woke up to breakfast this morning… a great day it would be.
We packed up our gear and headed to the sea.
To Singers point we went to snorkel once more.
We checked out the fringe reef not far from the shore.
The fish were our focus. There were many species to explore.
There were Blue tangs, Squirrelfish, and Blueheads galore.
We were surprised to see Queen Angelfish, Trumpetfish, and a Yellow Stingray.
All in all, it was a great start to the day.
In the afternoon, the goal was to practice our research technique.
Our destination, Cut Cay, was a sight to seek.
Over wind-eroded limestone we did walk,
About vegetation, geology, and history J-Dub did talk.
Using transects and quadrats, thousands of snails we did record.
Between coffee bean nerites and false prickly periwinkles, in the numbers poured.
Community composition and species diversity we’ll gather from the data.
To the intertidal ecology this stuff really does matter.
After a long days work, back through the water we waded,
Hopefully by now, our sun burns had faded.