Friday, 31st May - Sunday, 2nd June

So, no-one know's me, huh? Okay... I'm a little disappointed, but relieved too...

The next few days was a bit of a blur, so it might be out of order. We were introduced to our assignments, the reason we were on the island. We separated into groups and planned our feild work. There was a walk around the island, which only took an hour, and another snorkel which I didn't get to participate in!

So uh, there was also the fish dissection, boating which was ruined by a sudden dousing of rain, and another snorkel which I didn't participate in. That makes 3/3 snorkels I've not participated in! There was only 4 snorkeling sessions on the trip!

I also began to lose my temper with my group... I don't normally lose my temper, but being unable to spend much time apart inhibited my ability to control my temper.

I also grew closer to my crush, but someone was growing even closer... It was subtle though.

Also...

BABY TURTLES!!!!!

That was the reaction of everyone when the guys found 5 little cuties breaking their heads out of the sand during the day. They were late and escaping the nest at the wrong time of day, so we put them in a box with wet sand for release later that night.

We named them: Flyrtle, Myrtle, Squirtle, Purple, and Turtle... Yes, we named a baby turtle "Turtle"

We ran out of names, okay?

Monday, 3rd June

Field work and arguments...

And then we did the write up for the dissection... We had 4 hours and could use any low-tech resources we had brought. We didn't have any internet access on the island anyway, so it was pretty hard to cheat. We could talk to each other, we could eat, we could drink, we could do anything we wanted to, as long as we put in what we had at the end of the 4 hours. Was a very short 4 hours, to say the least...

Our minds were fried.

Tuesday, 4th June.

Field work and the final snorkel... Which was only for those that had finished their field work... Which I hadn't. Yay for not getting to snorkel for the entire trip!

Well, there was another argument, which a teacher interrupted and realized that I (the minority) was right... Lesson: Just because the majority thinks the answer's correct doesn't mean that it's correct...

Wednesday, 5th of June.

We packed up! My group took forever... We did it though, and soon everyone was on the beach chilling, waiting for the barge back to the mainland! And I overheard something...

"It looks like things are going great!"

"Will you're parent's let you have a boyfriend?"

"Yeah... I hope so..."

I had no doubt of who they were talking about... I stopped for a moment, and decided on my plan of attack... Or defense, seeing as, instead of getting under them and trying to break them up, I've decided to step down and let them play their relationship out. Put a shell up and relax, let her have her fun... These things don't normally last long, especially with his reputation as a player. He even got an award on the island for almost always having a few girls chasing after him... There was, of course, myself, the girl who actually snagged him, and another girl who I thought at first was going to snag him...

What? He's obviously an ideal mate... He's normal, confident... He's got hidden depths of sensitivity, disguised by his athletic exterior... He's intelligent... He's got a sense of humor... What's not to like?

And no-one IRL knows of this normal part of me... I tend to stick to the "I'm different and I know it!" idea, and I tend to avoid popular things among "normal" people...

Barge ride back:

Remember how I said that I couldn't rest after 1 sea-sickness tablet? Well I took 2 this time... They have the unfortunate effect of making you drowsy, something I knew about before hand. After packing stuff back onto the barge (we were the last group on the island) I went upstairs, lay down on the floor (like everyone else) and fell asleep within 20 minutes of getting on the barge... I woke up 40 minutes before we arrived at the mainland. After unpacking the barge and collecting all my stuff, I went to McDonald's before going home, having a shower and going back to sleep...

And that was my trip to a coral cay!

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AHH! I forgot something! I FORGOT RED FACES! HOW COULD I FORGET THE BEST NIGHT OF THE CAMP!?

It's basically a talent show where everyone gets into groups and does an act... I'll post it in my next blog! Also, don't expect me in it... I have performance anxiety, to the point it interferes with some assessment... Why would I want to perform in front of people when It wasn't even important?

Be prepared for LAUGHS!

EDIT: I made a lot of spelling errors... I've fixed 'em all up now!