We woke up this morning and the water almost looked like a lake compared to yesterday, so it was actually better that we waited until today to come. No sooner had we gotten in the boat then a really small spotted eagle ray jumped out of the water next to us. The trip was smooth and only took an hour and a half.
The atoll is beautiful. When you cross to the inside, the lagoon part, the water becomes bright blue and clear, and you can see little islands with palm trees dotting the horizon and waves breaking over the reef.
Glover’s is a cool little research station. We’re in bunk rooms, all the buildings, including the composting toilets are on stilts. The food is awesome! There are two really nice women who work in the kitchen and should really publish a cookbook…
We had a little talk from Katie on species ID of sharks and rays that we might see, and prepped all of our fishing gear for tomorrow.
(Sorry for the lack of updates, the internet on an atoll is rather spotty – as is getting someone actually out to the island to fix the internet.)
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