Day 57: Little Cayman
Today was our day off!
This morning we went to the Red-footed Booby pond and watched the boobies and Frigatebirds roost in the trees and fly around. The boobies have fantastically red feet. Then we got ice cream (at 10 in the morning), one scoop of chocolate chili and one scoop of coconut rum for me. Mmmmm homemade ice cream (with maybe possibly real rum, I think, so not only was I eating ice cream before noon, but consuming alcohol as well. Gasp!).
This afternoon some of us went scuba diving. We went off of the beach (instead of off of a boat, like we have the other times). It was fantastic. We swam through a short tunnel, which was a little scary but at the same time amazing and fun, and saw lots of stingrays and two spotted eagle rays and the lovely little fairy basslets, and one of my favorites, the bridled goby. At least, I know they're gobies of some sort, and I think they're the bridled variety. I love love LOVE scuba diving. I hope to be able to do it a lot more.
Sort-of-but-not-really on that topic, I met a young woman here who works on Grand Cayman for an organization called Ambassadors of the Environment, which sounds like a really neat program. She works at the Ritz-Carlton, which hosts the program, and said it's basically teaching kids about the environment and bringing them snorkeling. Here's a quick description from a website about the Ritz-Carlton:
"Ambassador of the Environment by Jean-Michel Cousteau introduces young people to the natural wonders and rich cultural traditions of the Cayman Islands. The islands' ecological resources become a natural classroom and living laboratory in which kids, teenagers and even their parents will learn while having so much fun that they'll never imagine that it's educational.
Each day, the Ambassadors program will be dedicated to a different aspect of Grand Cayman. Active study and eco-excursions will take children on journeys of discovery centered on four areas: Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Wetlands, Woodlands & Wildlife and Caymanian Life & Traditions."
Anyway, there are many such programs in other places (e.g., Hawaii), and she mentioned that they're almost always looking to hire people, and I am graduating in a few months . . .
This morning we went to the Red-footed Booby pond and watched the boobies and Frigatebirds roost in the trees and fly around. The boobies have fantastically red feet. Then we got ice cream (at 10 in the morning), one scoop of chocolate chili and one scoop of coconut rum for me. Mmmmm homemade ice cream (with maybe possibly real rum, I think, so not only was I eating ice cream before noon, but consuming alcohol as well. Gasp!).
This afternoon some of us went scuba diving. We went off of the beach (instead of off of a boat, like we have the other times). It was fantastic. We swam through a short tunnel, which was a little scary but at the same time amazing and fun, and saw lots of stingrays and two spotted eagle rays and the lovely little fairy basslets, and one of my favorites, the bridled goby. At least, I know they're gobies of some sort, and I think they're the bridled variety. I love love LOVE scuba diving. I hope to be able to do it a lot more.
Sort-of-but-not-really on that topic, I met a young woman here who works on Grand Cayman for an organization called Ambassadors of the Environment, which sounds like a really neat program. She works at the Ritz-Carlton, which hosts the program, and said it's basically teaching kids about the environment and bringing them snorkeling. Here's a quick description from a website about the Ritz-Carlton:
"Ambassador of the Environment by Jean-Michel Cousteau introduces young people to the natural wonders and rich cultural traditions of the Cayman Islands. The islands' ecological resources become a natural classroom and living laboratory in which kids, teenagers and even their parents will learn while having so much fun that they'll never imagine that it's educational.
Each day, the Ambassadors program will be dedicated to a different aspect of Grand Cayman. Active study and eco-excursions will take children on journeys of discovery centered on four areas: Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Wetlands, Woodlands & Wildlife and Caymanian Life & Traditions."
Anyway, there are many such programs in other places (e.g., Hawaii), and she mentioned that they're almost always looking to hire people, and I am graduating in a few months . . .
posted by Allison at 9:45 PM
2 Comments:
Oh man, how awesome would it be to be paid to live in Hawaii and teach kids about awesome critters?
Sounds like a wonderful day! Glad you had fun.
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