After a long day, we started off this morning with a twist. Instead of going out into the field, we got to “sleep in” and attend class in the library. The objective of the morning class was to compile ideas for our looming research project. Some of us were ready with ideas while others spent the morning brainstorming. In our research groups, we met with JW, KR, and Richie Rich to discuss our hypotheses and how we would go about collecting and analyzing our data. It was a nice change of pace of being in an air conditioned library instead of in the sun.
headed off to Rice Bay for our afternoon adventure. began the journey by snorkeling across the bay to a cay called Man Head. Man Head Cay was used as a lookout point for the Lucayans, the native tribe of San Salvador. On our journey we saw a “BIG” Southern Stingray, Great Barracuda, and Sand Tilefish. Once we landed on the lustrous rocky beaches of Man Head Cay we scaled an epic, twenty foot rock face in order to reach the summit. Once we reached the top, our purpose was to explore the plants in the xeric environment, meaning a water lacking environment. An added bonus to observing the plant life, many of the students embarked on the futile quest of iguana hunting. Few were actually seen, but many were heard. On the southern point of the cay we found remnants of the Lucayans in the form of pottery shards and cut nerite shells. After spending the afternoon investigating the old lookout point, we snorkeled back to San Salvador for dinner.