Tag: older content

Nothing has been going according to plan lately, so we suppose we’d better just get used to it.  Today’s walk-in boat trip was cancelled due to high winds.  Although we are grateful that Tropical Storm Chris fizzled into nothing, it hasn’t completely faded & is leaving us with 20+ mph winds.    So, it was another “office” day.  We went to a friend’s for high speed internet to send a few large emails & then it was video time.  We’re quite pleased with our resighting rate this year &

Although we should be accustomed to the fact that everything on Bimini takes longer than elsewhere, today proved it once again.  Our day began efficiently enough with an engaging presentation to this week’s charter group.  Although we are not present on the boat, we were happy to share our work & hear their experiences with the animals.  Immediately following this discussion, it was back home for our phone link with the aquarium – as usual, a great set of questions from the audience!    Next it was errands time.  Just the bank & grocery shopping. 

This morning started early with a nice breakfast with Kathy DeStefano as she prepares to leave the island for an unknown length of time.  We are sad to see her go, but we are thrilled that she is about to start a new boating adventure & trust that it won’t be long before we meet again here in Bimini.      The ordinary feel to the day ended shortly after breakfast when we received a call that a bottlenose dolphin was in a mangrove canal on South Bimini. 

Well, we can’t believe that it is August….and August will open with a short field report.  We spent the day doing odds & ends & tackling some video.  We’re IDing many dolphins & plan to take advantage of the slow boat period, getting all of our video logged.  Tomorrow is a likely day off, so perhaps you’ll hear from us on Thursday!    Until then,  Kel &

Today’s boat trip was a nice ride even with the unusually hazy sky.  We spent a great deal of the trip without dolphins in view, but then just around 19:00, an adult & calf came zipping to the boat!  They gave a great show of surfing in the stern wake, but did not appear to be slowing down for a swim.  We lost sight of them momentarily, but when we saw them again, they were being joined by a group of 6 class 4 & 5 animals (sub-adult & adult). 

Ah, a good Sunday.  Darcie was able to spend most of the day diving at some of the areas best sites south of Bimini.  Kel wasn’t up for the trip, so she stayed back, had a lazy morning & then logged video & entered data into the computer all afternoon.  We’re very please with the data collected during May & although June was slow & the weather was inconsistent in July, we know we’ll be pleased with the remainder of the season’s data.     

Yesterday was a mostly day-off.  Due to some unknown technical difficulties, we did not have our morning phone call with the aquarium.  The afternoon included grocery shopping for pizza fixings & a quick SCUBA dive and then we had a girls’ night!      Today we worked on more video logging & then spent the late afternoon creatively taking scissors to some t-shirts.  Our new clothes look fabulous!  Tomorrow will be more video.    Until next time,  Kel &

Sadly, Darcie had to say a temporary farewell to her fiancé John.  Then we spent the afternoon logging some video….always a slow task, but very rewarding when we can figure out a tricky dolphin pattern.  Otherwise a pretty uneventful day…A more exciting field report next time, promise!    Until then,  Kel &

Well, after last night’s boat trip home, we can’t say we’re surprised that Bimini Undersea charted another boat & captain for their trip this afternoon.  Unfortunately, that boat did not have room for us ;-(    So, after the morning’s call, it was an afternoon to catch up on data entry.  It is amazing how that works.  You type & type & type & the pile shrinks.  Then just a couple of days later, you have a new pile! 

Darcie did some more diving today before our boat trip.  Kel offered a presentation, but no one attended ;-(  No hard feelings though, just about all of our passengers were on the dive boat!    Then it was a late start out to the dolphin grounds & a very late return after a quick bow ride from Tina (#14) & Nemo (#76).  The boat had engine trouble, so it was a slow (5-6 knots) ride home in the dark.  The Bimini Undersea crew did a great job handling the situation.