There was supposed to be larger swell outside the lagoon today and boy was there some big ones. This was my first experience being in a boat with swell that big before. There was no fear that the boat was going to capsize or anything, but it was pretty rough out there. It was decided that the conditions were a bit much to dive today so we headed back in. As we made our way back I saw my first turtle on the surface of the water which was cool. Also on our way in, we saw a pod of spinner dolphins that we were able to get right up close to. We got so close that two spinners one after another jumped and spun in the air about ten feet from the boat. The dolphins are so agile and tiny which made them incredible to watch. They were hanging out right off the bow wave of the boat as they hitched a ride for a little while. When we came back in we did some data entry, cage making, tile sample processing, and then called it a day. We had burritos tonight for dinner which was awesome especially since the girl that cooked brought Tapitio sauce from the states. There are now 12 people in our food group as of today so we made a bit of a mess. Mike, who is my new cook partner, and I volunteered to cook tomorrow so we had to do all the dishes tonight. Took us a solid hour but some tunes made it better. I feel exhausted from last night so it's time for some shut eye. Until later.
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