(En francais dessous)
October 22, 2011
This week has been a little uneventful so this post will be a short one without any photos. Both boats broke down for different reasons at the beginning of the week, and we were thus not able to dive for three days. It actually happened when I was in the water. Me and 4 other divers ended up stuck in the middle of the bay for 45 minutes as the boat was drifting away - the engines would not turn on. It was actually much fun, even though we tried to guess who would get eaten first by the sharks. Eventually, we made it to shore.
The next two days were spent on base. We had a lot of guest lectures by local scientists or resident scientists. We also had snorkel trips, beach volleyball tournaments, hike or study sessions. I passed the second coral exam with a perfect score of 100% and am now done with coral tests on land. Now I will get more and more underwater coral spots until I know them perfectly well.
I caught a cold and have been trying to get lots of sleep and feel better before the weekend. I am not the only one around camp being sick, which makes sense since we are with each other 24/7.
Yesterday we had an 80s-themed party and some people's costumes were priceless. I will post the photos next weekend.
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Cette semaine n'a pas ete tres mouvementee, et ce message sera donc court et sans photos. Nos deux bateaux se sont retrouves en panne, pour differentes raisons, et donc nous n'avons pas pu plonger pendant 3 jours. La premiere panne a eu lieu alors que j'etais en train de plonger. Moi et 4 autre plongeurs nous sommes retrouves flottant au milieu de la baie en regardant notre bateau flotter au large car le moteur ne demarrait pas. On s'est quand meme bien amuse en chantant ou en essayant de deviner qui les requins mangeraient en premier.
On a passe les deux jours suivants a la base. Nous avons eu beaucoup de conferences par des scientifiques de passage sur les requins baleine, l'energie renouvelable ou encore le plankton. On a aussi eu droit a des sorties en tuba, un tournoi de volley sur la plage, des randonnees ou des seances pour etudier. J'ai reussi le deuxieme examen sur les coraux avec un score de 100%, et j'en ai donc fini avec les tests sur terre. Maintenant il faut que je reussise les plongee "coral spot" pour identifier tous les coraux correctement
J'ai attrape froid, comme quelques autres volontaires, ce qui n'est pas suprenant car on est tous ensembles constamment. Hier nous avons eu une soiree a theme sur les annees 80, et les costumes etaient vraiment geniaux. Notre creativite est poussee au maximum. Je mettrais les photos la semaine prochaine!
October 22, 2011
This week has been a little uneventful so this post will be a short one without any photos. Both boats broke down for different reasons at the beginning of the week, and we were thus not able to dive for three days. It actually happened when I was in the water. Me and 4 other divers ended up stuck in the middle of the bay for 45 minutes as the boat was drifting away - the engines would not turn on. It was actually much fun, even though we tried to guess who would get eaten first by the sharks. Eventually, we made it to shore.
The next two days were spent on base. We had a lot of guest lectures by local scientists or resident scientists. We also had snorkel trips, beach volleyball tournaments, hike or study sessions. I passed the second coral exam with a perfect score of 100% and am now done with coral tests on land. Now I will get more and more underwater coral spots until I know them perfectly well.
I caught a cold and have been trying to get lots of sleep and feel better before the weekend. I am not the only one around camp being sick, which makes sense since we are with each other 24/7.
Yesterday we had an 80s-themed party and some people's costumes were priceless. I will post the photos next weekend.
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Cette semaine n'a pas ete tres mouvementee, et ce message sera donc court et sans photos. Nos deux bateaux se sont retrouves en panne, pour differentes raisons, et donc nous n'avons pas pu plonger pendant 3 jours. La premiere panne a eu lieu alors que j'etais en train de plonger. Moi et 4 autre plongeurs nous sommes retrouves flottant au milieu de la baie en regardant notre bateau flotter au large car le moteur ne demarrait pas. On s'est quand meme bien amuse en chantant ou en essayant de deviner qui les requins mangeraient en premier.
On a passe les deux jours suivants a la base. Nous avons eu beaucoup de conferences par des scientifiques de passage sur les requins baleine, l'energie renouvelable ou encore le plankton. On a aussi eu droit a des sorties en tuba, un tournoi de volley sur la plage, des randonnees ou des seances pour etudier. J'ai reussi le deuxieme examen sur les coraux avec un score de 100%, et j'en ai donc fini avec les tests sur terre. Maintenant il faut que je reussise les plongee "coral spot" pour identifier tous les coraux correctement
J'ai attrape froid, comme quelques autres volontaires, ce qui n'est pas suprenant car on est tous ensembles constamment. Hier nous avons eu une soiree a theme sur les annees 80, et les costumes etaient vraiment geniaux. Notre creativite est poussee au maximum. Je mettrais les photos la semaine prochaine!
Christina I finally caught up with all of your posts! I am so excited for you, this place looks like your heaven. I am also really impressed by both your test scores and your perfect English! These entries are so well written! It sounds like you are one of the party people and I'm glad, you don't want to miss out on ANYTHING. Stay safe and don't get eaten or lost. My parents are planning to make a trip to Spain and Nice in the spring. I don't know if you will be home yet but if you are, they would like to see you on their way from Paris to Barcelona. Please tell all of your new friends that I say "you are so lucky to be with my friend Christina, take good care of her." Enjoy your adventures, Ellen
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