Biologist’s Log

Day 5 / June 20 – Travel day! After a great time in the USVI it was time to continue our FATHOMS program in the British Virgin Islands. After a little time in Cruz Bay – to get one more delicious smoothie and call home, we got on the ferry and headed to Sopers Hole, […]

Day 4 / June 19 – Today I realized that our FATHOMS crew has what it takes. After a very full day of hiking and snorkeling yesterday, they were ready to get going on another full day of hiking, snorkeling, exploring, learning and FUN! We got an early start to beat the heat by hiking […]

Day 4 / June 19 – Today I realized that our FATHOMS crew has what it takes. After a very full day of hiking and snorkeling yesterday, they were ready to get going with more hiking, snorkeling, exploring, learning and FUN! We got an early start to beat the heat by hiking the Ram’s Head Trail […]

Day 3 / June 18 – So today was one for the record books!  I am so proud of this group of students for their unbelievable enthusiasm, energy, and attitudes. We truly made the most of today, and even as I write this, it’s hard for me to believe how much we accomplished. We started […]

  Day 2 / June 17 – Day 2 was another fun- and learning-filled day. Early morning our taxi driver, Jermaine – aka “Mr. Reliable,” gave us a history lesson on the island of St. Thomas as he drove us to the Red Hook ferry dock. We hopped on the ferry and arrived in Cruz […]

DAY 1 – JUNE 16: What a perfect start to our FATHOMS voyage! We spent the day at the University of the Virgin Island’s Center for Marine and Environmental Studies (UVI-CMES) – hosted by Howard Forbes, Extension Coordinator for the UVI Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service. We learned about CMES research projects and toured the […]

Day 20: The FATHOMS students packed up their bags and met up with the other program students for a fun night of socializing over pizza and a movie.

Well, it’s Day 19 and Saturday. This is officially our last full day out on the water….and we started it off right with a student-led dive at the Indians near Norman Island

After breakfast we headed to Little Jost Van Dyke Island for a morning dive at one of our favorite sites called “The Playground.” Due to its fairly isolated location and sometimes challenging conditions, we don’t get to dive there very often

We woke up in Leverick Bay, topped off the water tanks and headed for Vixen Point in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda