The dates below are tentative, but should give you a general idea of when major events will happen for the trip.
NOTE THAT IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS TO RECEIVE YOUR PASSPORT!!!
(Check on wait times here)
DO NOT purchase your flight to Miami until I have purchased our flights between Miami and San Salvador
ASAP: Apply for a passport or ensure yours is still valid
02 September: Informational meeting (SH156 at 4:00 PM6
15-22 September: Deposit due to Biology Office
21 November: Difference of cost due to Cashier's Office
26 December: Meet in Miami, FL
27 December: Arrive on San Salvador, The Bahamas
5 January: Depart San Salvador for Miami
6 January: Go home (or wherever)
When we do the activities below is largely based on the tides and winds so dates are likely to change, but the activities and locations will not. We will also add additional activities.
27 December
am: arrive on San Salvador Island, check-in, lunch at GRC
pm: orientation, introduction to snorkeling at Graham's Harbor
28 December
am: snorkel French Bay, lunch at French Bay
pm: snorkel Pigeon Creek and sample stromatolites in Storr's Lake
29 December
am: boat ride to barrier reef and Green Cay, lunch at GRC
pm: snorkel Sand Dollar Reef
30 December
am: explore Lighthouse Cave and Dixon Hill Lighthouse, lunch on East Beach
pm: examination of dune flora above East Beach and explore East Beach wrack lines
31 December
am: snorkel Lindsay Reef, Fernandez Bay, lunch at Columbus Monument
pm: tour Cockburn Town, snorkel Snapshot Reef, Fernandez Bay
1 January
am: free time
pm: snorkel Dump Reef
night: snorkel Dump Reef (night snorkel)
2 January
am: visit Watling's Castle ruins and examination of upland flora
pm: snorkel Grotto Beach, snorkel/sample in Watling's Blue Hole
3 January
am: birdwatching at Jones Road and the Catchment Basin, lunch at Paradis (north of airport)
pm: low tide pick (exposed rocks along North Point)
4 January
am: review for final exams
pm: practical exam (on a coral reef)
night: lab practical
5 January
Depart for Miami, FL