Today started off with more coral collections just like yesterday. First thing in the morning we went out to LTER 0 to collect another 150 baby corals growing on pieces of coral rubble. They were relatively easy to find and we pretty much got our fill of them. While we were down there, I spotted this really cool natural coral overhang that was nothing like I had seen before here. I took a few pictures of it because I was so intrigued. After that was finished we headed back in to Gump to unload the corals and then Russ and I went right back out to get the algal settlement tiles out at the Rapid site outside Cook's. By the time we came back in, it was time for lunch so we broke for it then. After lunch the real effort to place the coral tiles into the cages began in earnest. We spent the rest of the day after lunch preparing cages for deployment into the field. At 5 we called it a day and I went back to my room to work on the blog before dinner. For dinner Stella made gourmet hamburgers on baguettes which was pretty cool. She had managed to get ground beef so she could shape the paddies herself and as a result she made them oval shaped so that they could fit into baguette buns. The potatoes were also delicious. Right after dinner, I cleaned up the dishes with Mike and then headed to another dive master class. After that I worked a little on dive master reading and my personal statement before taking a shower and getting ready for bed. Now it's getting late so I best get some shut eye. Until later.
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