We had meeting lined up for the following two days. The first was with some Australian scientists
who have been conducting studies in the same area. We were advised on methodology, all of which
sounded very familiar to my ecology lab days at Kenyon. We also met with some locals to help organize
public outreach and reef awareness.
Again getting ideas on how to approach the locals and the issues at
hand. We refueled for the 2 months in
Menjangan, and caught up with some old friends who live on Bali . The conversation I was listening to covered
so many topics, from global economics, to conspiracy theories, to the amazing
power of the brain. It was an amazing
discussion conducted by some very intellectual and interesting characters. It brought me back to the glowing
dolphins…same kind of mental state! I
met a guy who has been living in Bali for a few years, he sailed out from California Colorado for two years and attended Cherry Creek for a
year, AND played Kent Bali and the end of the trip, which is getting harder and
harder to say good bye to after meeting all of these phenomenal people and
hearing about the projects to come. I
will stay aboard Mir until April 4,
primarily helping as a boat crew for the research team; driving the zodiac to
dive sites, filling dive bottles, and cooking.
Afterwards, I will spend a few days travelling through Bali, back to
Denpasar and fly home to Abu Dhabi via Singapore
Tonight a new adventure begins as my long lost friends
arrive in Bali . Mason and Stefanie are due in a few
hours!!!! Its crazy how things work
out! 1 year ago I was with a group of
friends in Daytona, now in BALI !!!!
I hope everyone back home is doing great, its been amazing
to get email from people and hear about your lives! Soon I will be back in touch with
reality…teaching sailing in the Arabian Gulf !
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