Thursday, August 27

An Unusual Sort of Thursday

Started out the day simply enough. After a morning tailgate session and fetching my morning cup of coffee, I prepared to process the hundreds of photos I've taken during recent risk assessments. I was interrupted (the good kind of interruption) with an invitation to go into the field and provide assistance with a wildlife issue near the Brown Bay Trail. I was just on that trail yesterday! We took the boat out this time and dispatched the stinking goat that was far too close to the trail for people to be able to walk past and enjoy the hike. After some dirty work, we took some time to snorkel around Brown Bay. During the dispatching of the goat, we noticed there was quite a large deposit of conch shells...of sizes that were nowhere near legal and in proportions that are considered commercial. Are there even any more conch left in the water? The answer is a very almost no. After about 45 minutes of snorkeling in a bay that is typically covered in conch, I saw not more than a dozen or so. Very troubling.

The boat ride, wildlife excursion, and brief conch count finished just in time for our tummies to welcome lunch. I love my chicken parmigiana delight. It truly is tasty.

I think I may go into town tonight and enjoy a beer or two, or perhaps just a cola, and do some writing, or at least, catch up on this blog! I'm going to take tomorrow off from work and make sure I'm enjoying the island to the fullest, before I have to head home. I'm in more than great shape with the internship and getting my main tasks completed. I'm thinking I'm quite ahead of the ball game and I hope to finish my final report with good news of fantastic successes and accomplishments that have helped the park improve it's overall safety operations.

Update:
There was no trip downtown, as much as I was salivating for a Lime & Coconut at The Beach Bar. I did however, find out I will be on the boat tomorrow!!! Yippeeeee!!! I'm very excited to get on the boat and do some diving. I think my gills have dried out for far too long. I'm also excited to pick out a t-shirt or two from the shop. I do have a small addiction to t-shirts, what can I say! With permission to have tomorrow as a bit of a lieu day, I'm stoked for hitting the waves and making some bubbles. Maybe after I get off the boat I can enjoy a tasty drink after rinsing off the saltwater and finishing my duties at the shop.

In other news, I calculated what I was spending at the grocery for coffee and creamer. For just around $2/day (give or take a few cents), I can have coffee that I brew at home. At the Deli Grotto, for $2, I can get a large coffee. I think it's actually a better deal to get my morning coffee at the Deli Grotto! How does that make any sense!?! But there's more... I am not all that shocked. I think I will finish whatever coffee I have left in the pantry and fridge and move on to enjoying the deliciousness available at the deli. An added bonus: I can still use my travel mug if I'm going to stay keen on saving a few paper cups.