Author: Zach
Location: Roadtown
Today we woke up and had to clean the whole boat. It took a couple of hours, but eventually we got it all done. We are heading to the botanical gardens today and later on we will have a final BBQ with Action Quest and wrap up our amazing adventure aboard the good boat Natasha with Lifeworks.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Turtling
Author: Dylan
Location: Roadtown
Today a tropical depression was brewing way out in the sea, but it was only big enough to slightly affect us. As we were looking for turtles to catch, it started raining and made the turtling more difficult. Roxy chased a big green turtle around for about an hour an a half! Later, we sailed to the docks at Roadtown, where we would stay the night and wait out the storm. Late at night the weather turned foul and it rained off an on all night, but the wind wasn't bad at all.
Location: Roadtown
Today a tropical depression was brewing way out in the sea, but it was only big enough to slightly affect us. As we were looking for turtles to catch, it started raining and made the turtling more difficult. Roxy chased a big green turtle around for about an hour an a half! Later, we sailed to the docks at Roadtown, where we would stay the night and wait out the storm. Late at night the weather turned foul and it rained off an on all night, but the wind wasn't bad at all.
Painting and landscaping at VISAR
Author: Dylan
Location: Road Town
Today we went over to the VISAR building. VISAR stands for Virgin Islands Search and Rescue, which is a volunteer organization. Due to the fact that they are a volunteer organization, they don't have the time or manpower to maintain their facilities, which is why Lifeworks helping out with maintenance is a big help. After we spent a few hours working at VISAR and had lunch, we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing with some free time in Roadtown. For dinner, we went to Pusser's for pizza.
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Location: Road Town
Today we went over to the VISAR building. VISAR stands for Virgin Islands Search and Rescue, which is a volunteer organization. Due to the fact that they are a volunteer organization, they don't have the time or manpower to maintain their facilities, which is why Lifeworks helping out with maintenance is a big help. After we spent a few hours working at VISAR and had lunch, we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing with some free time in Roadtown. For dinner, we went to Pusser's for pizza.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Planting Mangroves
Author: Danny
Location: Roadtown
The sweet buttery smell of pancakes awoke us as the radiant rays of the sun warmed our spines. We sailed for hours until Natasha halted at Roadtown. With pipes, mallots, and seedlings, we planted many mangroves. These salt-water drinking plants are exceptionally vital to the eco-system. The day closed its curtains with a fantastic mexican night. It was quite a splendid day.
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Location: Roadtown
The sweet buttery smell of pancakes awoke us as the radiant rays of the sun warmed our spines. We sailed for hours until Natasha halted at Roadtown. With pipes, mallots, and seedlings, we planted many mangroves. These salt-water drinking plants are exceptionally vital to the eco-system. The day closed its curtains with a fantastic mexican night. It was quite a splendid day.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Jost Van Dyke Kids
Author: Sarah
Location: Jost Van Dyke
We had an early morning, but the motor was far from boring. Those at the front in a deep sleep awoke with haste and a leap, as they were splashed with the waves. We then went to pick up to JVDPS (Jost Van Dyke Preservation Society) kids from Jost Van Dyke and took them for a hike through cacti. Yikes! We went to an old quaker archaelogical site and nobody failed to take a bite of tamarind from a nearby tree. Some people stayed near the boat to swim, but others decided to attempt turtle tagging. However everybody passed with ease through the day's hurdles. It felt like the turtles were playing a game with us and despite the fun, the results were the same: no turtles. Hanging with the children was a blast and the day went by too fast. Summertime Thanksgiving was our evening meal and congrats to the vegetarians for having to deal with cooking the meat. Now all we have to do is clean and wash the dishes; at least for today, we are done swimming with the fishes.
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Location: Jost Van Dyke
We had an early morning, but the motor was far from boring. Those at the front in a deep sleep awoke with haste and a leap, as they were splashed with the waves. We then went to pick up to JVDPS (Jost Van Dyke Preservation Society) kids from Jost Van Dyke and took them for a hike through cacti. Yikes! We went to an old quaker archaelogical site and nobody failed to take a bite of tamarind from a nearby tree. Some people stayed near the boat to swim, but others decided to attempt turtle tagging. However everybody passed with ease through the day's hurdles. It felt like the turtles were playing a game with us and despite the fun, the results were the same: no turtles. Hanging with the children was a blast and the day went by too fast. Summertime Thanksgiving was our evening meal and congrats to the vegetarians for having to deal with cooking the meat. Now all we have to do is clean and wash the dishes; at least for today, we are done swimming with the fishes.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Turtle Tagging and Beach BBQ
Author: Alli
Location: Lee Bay
I woke everyone up around 7:00 am. We ate some yummy eggs. After we finished cleaning up, we sailed to Lee Bay to go turtle tagging. We split up into two groups to go chase some turtles. My boat spotted a turtle right away and chased it for a while, but it got away. In the distance, we spotted two more! We were so close to one, but we missed it. After we gave up on that location, we sailed to Long Bay and gave turtling another try. We had no luck there either. After we gave up on turtling we sailed to Sommer's Beach. We all jumped in the water, showered, and got ready to head to the beach with the rest of Action Quest for the beach BBQ. We all hung out there for a while and ate burgers and hotdogs. After eating some pretty burnt burgers, Jim gathered everyone together to play the game of Life. Since I played the game last year, I couldn't play. They made everyone who played it in previous years sit on the rocks. I got to hang out with all of the people from last year and it was a lot of fun. When it was done, we got back to our boat all sandy and went to bed.
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Location: Lee Bay
I woke everyone up around 7:00 am. We ate some yummy eggs. After we finished cleaning up, we sailed to Lee Bay to go turtle tagging. We split up into two groups to go chase some turtles. My boat spotted a turtle right away and chased it for a while, but it got away. In the distance, we spotted two more! We were so close to one, but we missed it. After we gave up on that location, we sailed to Long Bay and gave turtling another try. We had no luck there either. After we gave up on turtling we sailed to Sommer's Beach. We all jumped in the water, showered, and got ready to head to the beach with the rest of Action Quest for the beach BBQ. We all hung out there for a while and ate burgers and hotdogs. After eating some pretty burnt burgers, Jim gathered everyone together to play the game of Life. Since I played the game last year, I couldn't play. They made everyone who played it in previous years sit on the rocks. I got to hang out with all of the people from last year and it was a lot of fun. When it was done, we got back to our boat all sandy and went to bed.
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Fun Day!
Author: Samantha
Location: Muskmelon Bay
Today, after Action Quest stole Dan from us to go turtling, we took the boat 3 miles away to Muskmelon Bay. It was so beautiful. We took the dinks to go look at the blue footed boobies, which were all sitting along the rocks. Afterwards, we carried out our fun day duties, including some serious snorkeling, pico sailing, wakeboarding, treading water for fun, hanging out on the boat, and eating various snacks. Then we all showered, while blasting Stephanie's awesome iPod and avoiding the purple jellyfish in the ocean.
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Location: Muskmelon Bay
Today, after Action Quest stole Dan from us to go turtling, we took the boat 3 miles away to Muskmelon Bay. It was so beautiful. We took the dinks to go look at the blue footed boobies, which were all sitting along the rocks. Afterwards, we carried out our fun day duties, including some serious snorkeling, pico sailing, wakeboarding, treading water for fun, hanging out on the boat, and eating various snacks. Then we all showered, while blasting Stephanie's awesome iPod and avoiding the purple jellyfish in the ocean.
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