Amanda Conigliaro, a geology and geophysics student, ends her series of blog posts from San Salvador Island in the Bahamas with a note about car repair and the continental shelf.
Today was our last full day on the island, but unfortunately, it did not go completely as planned. The geology group split from the other groups today, and began the morning heading to Fernandez Bay to snorkel over Telephone Pole Reef. Not only did we see some amazing creatures, but we also got to swim to the continental shelf where the ocean floor dropped from beneath us and we stared down into the vast depths of the blue sea.
Our next stop was to Sandy Point, but we didn’t quite make it that far. As we were backing up our truck, it got stuck in reverse and would not switch gears to drive. Luckily, a car passing by stopped and we were able to send for help. Since we were within walking distance, we continued on to Sandy Point where we observed some rocks and played around in the huge waves. While we were messing around, Mike, the manager of the research station, repaired our truck, and we continued on with our day’s activities. At our last stop for the day we went to a place called The Gulf, and as luck would have it, our vehicle once again broke with the same problem. To add to that, we were on the exact other end of the island as the research station, so it took about an hour and a half to get rescued this time.
Despite all of that, our last day on San Salvador was a beautiful and pleasant one. It is a wonderful island with a wonderful culture, and I would have to say that, so far, this has been the best time of my life.
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